Iga Swiatek news: World No 1 reveals how it feels to be a record breaker and two time Grand Slam champion

Iga Swiatek just claimed her second victory at Roland Garros, and her second Grand Slam title of her career so far – but she’s also broken the record Serena Williams set for the most consecutive victories.

The Polish player now stands at 35 wins in a row with the previous record standing at 34 and has solidified her position at the top of the leader board even further, given this was also her sixth straight tournament title.

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Even though she’s celebrating her victory over Coco Gauff, it’s the record breaking she’s most excited about.

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“Having the 35th win and kind of doing something more than Serena did, it’s something special,” the 21-year-old said.

“Because I always wanted to have some kind of record, in tennis it’s pretty hard after Serena’s career.

“So basically that really hit me. obviously winning a Grand Slam too but this one was pretty special because I felt like I’ve done something that nobody has ever done and maybe it’s going to be even more.”

Even though Swiatek has been in incredible form recently, she admitted that this expectation was hard to carry around and even started doubting herself, but this win has reminded her that she’s in “good shape.”

She revealed: “I felt the baggage, the hardest thing is like not letting yourself think about that and overanalyse and not letting yourself think about all the numbers. I have been doing that for a few months now and for