Iga Swiatek is the favourite to win the ladies' singles title at Wimbledon after setting up a final against Amanda Anisimova. The clay-court specialist has never won the title at the All England Club but issued a warning to her Wimbledon rivals last month after losing in the final at Bad Homburg.
Swiatek, who had never gone beyond the quarter-finals at SW19 until this year, progressed to the showpiece match after thrashing Belinda Bencic in the semi-finals. Anisimova, meanwhile, stunned Aryna Sabalenka in their last-four encounter after failing to even make it through qualifying at Wimbledon a year ago. And ahead of the final, Express Sport delves into Swiatek's life away from the court.
Does Iga Swiatek have a boyfriend?Swiatek rarely opens up about her personal life but is reportedly single and is said to be focusing on her tennis career. She has never been married.
Who does Swiatek have in her corner at matches?Swiatek is often supported during matches by coach and psychologist Daria Abramowicz, her strength and conditioning coach Maciej Ryszczuk, and hitting partner Tomek Moczek.
The Polish star has been working with Abramowicz since 2019 when she was still only 17 years old. And under the guidance of Abramowicz, Swiatek has won four French Open titles, as well as the 2022 US Open.
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Swiatek is a private person away from court and admitted during an interview with Tennis.com that she tries to stay away from the spotlight.
"In Poland, it's not possible anymore, so I can't really say how to do that because it's just not possible," she explained in May.
"I'm spending more time in my apartment or at my friends' apartments. I'm not really going out a lot because I know I'll be watched."
She added: "I can accept it (people taking photos) when it's at work and I'm going to a practice and everything, but for example, when it's close to my home and I'm having just to walk with a friend or with a family member, I'd rather them not do that because that's my time off.
"I had an incident actually after Miami when I was home and paparazzi followed me almost to my apartment. I stopped them and said, 'Okay, tomorrow I'm going to practice. You can take photos of me when I go there, but this is off limits.'
"They kind of understand sometimes. I understand what their job is about and we can have a nice even collaboration if they want to be supportive and they understand."
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