‘Never Saw Football at a Great Level’ – Iga Swiatek Desires to Watch UEFA Champions League Final Amid Her French Open Stint

Polish superstar Iga Swiatek has been in tremendous form, as she reached the fourth round for the fourth consecutive year at the French Open. Today, she beat Danka Kovinic in straight sets to get another step closer to her second French Open final. 

Despite winning, she was sorry about one particular thing, which is that she cannot go to watch the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Notably, the Champions League final is taking place in Paris, as is the French Open. 

Iga Swiatek feels sad about missing the UEFA Champions League final

After winning her match against Kovinic, Swiatek wrote on the camera, “Real Madrid or Liverpool???”

At the press conference, she further said, “I really wanted to see the Champions League final, because I never saw football at a great level.”

When the journalist pointed out that Swiatek was from Poland, she felt really sad. Although she feels really sad, she still won’t go to watch the final, as she will try to focus on her next match at Roland Garros. However, she promised, she will go to a high-profile match like this in the next 2 or 3 years. 

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In the meantime, Swiatek beat Covinic in straight sets; the final score was 6-3,7-5. With this victory, she has now won 31 consecutive matches on the tour. Now, she will face the highly talented Chinese star, Qinwen Zheng, in the fourth round. Earlier, she beat Alize Cornet, who retired due to a thigh injury. 

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz could be at the UCL final

Meanwhile, the football fever is taking over in Paris and the French Open. Earlier, Rafael Nadal mentioned in the press conference that he has already booked a ticket for the mega-event. It will be interesting to see if he goes there to watch the final, as he will play his fourth-round match the very next day against Felix Auger-Aliassime. 

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Another Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz, also talked about going to the UCL final. Notably, both Nadal and Alcaraz are big supporters of Real Madrid. 

On the other hand, Paula Badosa, Dominic Thiem, and Stefanos Tsitsipas all predicted the winner of the Champions League. Apart from Tsitsipas, everyone else picked Real Madrid to win the final against Liverpool.