Iga Swiatek builds mental strength with Lego ahead of the clay season

Iga Swiatek builds mental strength with Lego ahead of the clay season

Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek made headlines last year when she became the youngest woman to win the Roland Garros title since Monica Seles in 1992. And on Saturday picked up the second trophy of her career at the Adelaide International.

The teen Pole has often acknowledged her success to her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz, who has helped Swiatek improve her mental strength and process her thoughts during intense matches.

Currently, she is constructing intricate models of Lego ahead of the clay season. But Swiatek is confident her game is shaping up for success on all kinds of surfaces.

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I’m kind of a person who just likes to think logically and construct: Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek

“Daria had this idea to do some models and Legos, and I think it works perfectly for my mind because I’m this kind of person who just likes to think logically and construct,” Swiatek told reporters.

“I actually did in Melbourne like two wooden models. I travelled with them from Poland. And it’s weird because when I’m at the airport I have like two big luggage, my tennis bag and two models in my hands. So it’s kind of funny.”

Swiatek rose to a career-best ranking of 15th on Monday after her Adelaide International triumph. She claimed that she has completed about 70% of the Lego blocks she had ordered before coming to Australia, where she did a 14-day quarantine before playing the year’s first Grand Slam.

“I’m pretty sad that the time is going to end soon, but it’s great, it’s really good fun, so everybody should try Lego,” she concluded.

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