Iga Swiatek has named Carlos Alcaraz as a \u201chuge inspiration\u201d and revealed the way in which she wishes she was more like the Spanish star.<\/p>\n
By measure of Grand Slam titles won, Swiatek and Alcaraz are both the leading players of their generations on the respective tours.<\/p>\n
Swiatek<\/a> improved her record in Grand Slam finals to an astonishing 6-0 with her record-breaking 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 Wimbledon final<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alcaraz<\/a>\u00a0claimed his fifth major title at the French Open last month by overcoming Jannik Sinner<\/a> in an instant classic five-set championship match.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old then tasted defeat in a Grand Slam final for the first time when he fell to Sinner in four sets in the Wimbledon title match.<\/p>\n Both Swiatek and Alcaraz only need to win the Australian Open to complete a Career Grand Slam, with each having triumphed at the other three majors.<\/p>\n In an interview with TVA Sports, Swiatek lauded Alcaraz\u2019s approach to the sport and ability to play with joy.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish I was more like Carlos because I have got to say he is a big inspiration in terms of that,\u201d said the 24-year-old Pole.<\/p>\n The 10 best WTA Tour players of the 21st Century \u2013 ranked!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Who is Emma Raducanu\u2019s next Canadian Open opponent? American star Peyton Stearns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe always says that the most important thing for him on a tennis court is to enjoy it and have fun and I sometimes forget about that.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd sometimes with all the pressure around and things we need to do off the court, you need to remind yourself about this kid that started playing tennis, instead of winning for somebody and having this baggage on your shoulders.<\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, when Carlos shows that and when he speaks about that, it is always a good reminder for me, and I try to do that as well, but without me working on it, I think my mind would automatically go to just working, working, working.\u201d<\/p>\n Swiatek will play 259th-ranked Chinese qualifier\u00a0Guo Hanyu in her opening match at the Canadian Open in Montreal.<\/p>\n Alcaraz, meanwhile, is not competing at the Masters tournament in Toronto as he opted to take extra time to recover after an intense period.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter many consecutive weeks of competition without rest, I will not be able to play in Toronto this year,\u201d the world No 2 explained on Twitter.<\/p>\n \u201cI have small muscles issues and I need to recover physically and mentally for what comes next. To the tournament and to my fans in Canada I am very sorry, I will see you next year!\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0How many points will Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova drop at 2025 Canadian Open?<\/a> The post \u2018I wish I was more like Carlos Alcaraz\u2019 \u2013 Iga Swiatek reveals why Spaniard is a \u2018huge inspiration\u2019\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iga Swiatek has named Carlos Alcaraz as a \u201chuge inspiration\u201d and revealed the way in which she wishes she was more like the Spanish star. By measure of Grand Slam titles won, Swiatek and Alcaraz are both the leading players of their generations on the respective tours. Swiatek improved her record in Grand Slam finals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n
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