Iga Swiatek is, by some distance, the most decorated champion in Roland Garros’ history, of those still left in either the men’s or women’s draw.
As such, if she makes a demand, the chances that it will be accepted are high.
At times, scrutiny has been levelled at this event for its perceived misogyny, opting to put the men’s matches on the more viewed ‘showtime’ slots, and thus relegating the women’s matches to wherever they can fit them.
In three years, just three women’s matches have ever been put in Philippe Chatrier’s prime night session.
However, Iga Swiatek clearly doesn’t mind. In fact, if her constant request throughout this particular iteration of Roland Garros is anything to go by, she actually encourages such scheduling.
Iga Swiatek’s Roland Garros request that keeps getting accepted
As confirmed after her latest win, the four-time champion here in Paris has yet to have her plea denied.
After all, she revealed that all three of her matches so far have been played in the opening session on Philippe Chatrier, at her request.
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It is only a small appeal, but one that seems to be paying off handsomely thus far.
Swiatek has yet to drop a set.
It will be intriguing to see whether her upcoming fourth-round match against Marta Kostyuk follows this same pattern.
Swiatek also revealed that she’s considering hiring another coach after speaking to Rafael Nadal recently.
Andy Roddick reacts to Iga Swiatek’s Roland Garros request
Speaking on his Served with Andy Roddick podcast, the American pundit actually reacted to this news about Swiatek’s Roland Garros request that keeps getting accepted.
Andy Roddick chuckled as he stated: “You know what I love about Iga, too? I think there’s a little more vanity with a lot of players about, like, when they play, what court and the whole thing.
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“She requests first on at 12 o’clock, like, when the Parisians haven’t even arrived on site.
“She’s like, ‘I’m gonna get my work in. My feet are gonna be up.’ Like, for sure she has more normal hour dinners than any other player in the world. She’s, like, getting ready for dinner, like, 5:45 p.m.”
