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Iga Swiatek 'not going to care' about French Open favourite tag as she targets third Roland-Garros

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Iga Swiatek says she is unfazed by her favourite tag heading into the French Open as she targets a third Roland-Garros title.

The world No.1 won in Paris without dropping a set in 2020 and followed up with another impressive victory last year. Ad She has highlighted the importance of cutting out external pressures heading into a Grand Slam and focusing on the enjoyment of playing at the tournament.

Roland-Garros'She looks primed' — Evert tips Swiatek to win third French Open crown3 HOURS AGO She told Eurosport about being favourite for the French Open: “I don't think I'm going to care about that.

I don't want to think about how people view this sort of stuff. “It's pretty easy for me to cut off all the social media or media and try to focus on my job of playing tennis. “But it's never easy and sometimes there are ups and downs.

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