It's 激しく揺する 'n' roll for marauding Swiatek in Paris

By Sudipto Ganguly

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek is considered one of the most soft-spoken and humble players on the women's 回路・連盟 but when the 21-year-old 準備するs for a match, electric guitars, 派手に宣伝するs and hard 激しく揺する take over.

Poland's world number one 鎮圧するd Daria Kasatkina on Thursday to stretch her winning run to 34 matches and 微風 into Saturday's final, having arrived at Roland Garros as the 圧倒的な favourite to 勝利,勝つ a second French Open 肩書を与える.

Swiatek routinely arrives on 法廷,裁判所 wearing headphones, 溺死するing out the 発言する/表明するs in her 長,率いる and outside with 強くたたくing 激しく揺する music.

"There are a few 禁止(する)d that I listen to before a match," a beaming Swiatek told reporters. "Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Guns N' Roses, they were always the three that were really 肉親,親類d of perfect for the 状況/情勢.

"So I use music to 肉親,親類d of have something that's going to get my brain busy and relaxed before the match. But also when I want to be more energetic, it really helps me."

The 政治家 said she had worked on trying to lower her own 期待s before arriving at Roland Garros, where she won her maiden major 肩書を与える without dropping a 始める,決める as a 十代の少年少女.

"It was 極端に difficult and it didn't work at the beginning," Swiatek said.

"So when I got past some difficult 状況/情勢s ... it got a little bit easier, because I felt like I had already done like the 最小限 職業 that I was thinking I could do here.

"I couldn't get rid of the 期待s like fully, but I tried to 受託する that, that they are going to be there and it's going to 強調する/ストレス me a little bit more."

The 2020 支持する/優勝者 travels with a sports psychologist in her team and has credited Daria Abramowicz for helping her become mentally stronger in 取引,協定ing with both success and 失敗.

"I try not to 持つ/拘留する it inside, and I try to talk with the whole team about it," said Swiatek.

"So Daria for sure is helpful, because she's around and she k nows me pretty 井戸/弁護士席. She also knows how to guide me ーに関して/ーの点でs of finding the 権利 解答 for me to be more relaxed." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Ed Osmond)

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