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Polish WTA player Iga Swiatek has dropped an important duty to her team. This world’s number-one tennis star is recently in Madrid and gearing up for her semifinals against Madison Keys. However, amid the match-related excitement, Swiatek couldn’t forget her wish to attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour this year. Dropping the duties on her team to make arrangements about it, Swiatek showcases her extreme fangirling over the sensational Hollywood singer at Madrid.

The Tennis Channel’s other X (formerly Twitter) profile shared a clip where fans spotted Polish WTA star Iga Swiatek speaking to a journalist in a press conference of the ongoing Madrid Open tour. In this clip, Swiatek was spotted expressing her admiration for Taylor Swift in a cheeky conversation with her manager.

When the interviewer asked Swiatek about her progress in Taylor Swift’s concert tickets, this world’s number-one WTA star dropped a hilarious response. Following a conversation with her manager, Swiatek said, “Taylor Swift? Ask Jules He’s IMG agent so he should get it. No But it’s hard with the schedule. I think there’s one show that is going to be perfect but I think the tickets are already sold out.”

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After this, fans spotted Swiatek’s manager letting her know that tickets to Swift’s concert might be available. Hearing this, Swiatek said with a glee, “Not yet? So I can just buy them? Well, then what’s the problem? Okay, I’ll get to it, Honestly, I didn’t check before so thanks for the reminder. Sorry? Which one was that? Yeah. So don’t tell anybody.”

Iga Swiatek’s statement revealed that she is an ardent fan of the famous pop singer. So much so that, like any ordinary girl, Swiatek doesn’t want to miss out on attending Swift’s concerts. This Polish WTA star previously spoke about getting inspired by Swift’s songs and how it helped to shape her life.

Swiftie Iga Swiatek happily admits to learning “English by listening to her songs”

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Iga Swiatek’s love for Taylor Swift needs no explanation, as the tennis star has already revealed her admiration for the singer through her words. Last year after bagging the French Open trophy, Swiatek candidly spoke about Taylor Swift’s role in erasing loneliness during her childhood. Iga Swiatek said- “You know, when I was younger and kind of confused about life and when I was a teenager, when I listened to her, I didn’t feel alone, Also, I learned English by listening to her songs. So, she was always kind of close to me.” 

Not just that, Swiatek celebrated her 22nd birthday while keeping Swift’s famous song “22” in mind last year. This Polish WTA star also revealed Swift’s “Red” as her favorite album. Nevertheless, Iga Swiatek’s cheeky conversation with her manager following Taylor Swift’s concert tickets showcases that for Swift’s concert, she is just like the rest of us. It also brings out Swiatek as a humble and ordinary youngster in professional tennis.