Rock fan Swiatek rolls on to Grand Slam glory

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As well as literature, Swiatek also enjoys music. After her semifinal victory over Daria Kasatkina, she revealed she listens to rock songs to motivate her. "I try to treat every match the same, and if I realize this is one of the most important matches of the season it stresses me out," she said. "So I just listen to music－Led Zeppelin, it really pumps me up."

Working with a sports psychologist also puts her in the right frame of mind. "At the top level, everyone is capable of playing well, but the best are those who are strongest in the head," she said in 2020.

Swiatek was described as a "beast of the competition" by Sierzputowski, who added: "When she enters the court, she is ready for anything...she has a hunger for victories."

Born in Warsaw, Swiatek came to tennis because she wanted to beat her big sister.

A competitive spirit no doubt inherited from her father, Tomasz Swiatek, a former rower who took part in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

This early competitive mindset allowed her to win the first professional tournament she played, in 2016 in Stockholm, on the secondary ITF circuit.

Two years later, she lifted the junior trophy at Wimbledon in singles and at the French Open in doubles.

Now, with six titles on the main circuit, the rocking Pole is securely in place on top of the charts.