Iga Swiatek rejects French Open press conference question because ‘we’re not in therapy’

But the awkward world No.1 refused to give any examples outside the tennis court and in her winner’s press conference said: “We’re not in therapy, so sorry.”

Hot favourite Swiatek had to save a match point against Naomi Osaka and in her speech during the presentation ceremony she told the crowd: “I was almost out of the tournament in the second round. It has been a really emotional tournament so thank you for supporting me.”Asked to explain why this event has been so emotional, the four-time champion here said: “When I talk about pressure, I usually put pressure on myself because of pressure of the outside. Obviously I’m a perfectionist, so there is always pressure, like, behind me. But I think I’m fine with, like, handling my own pressure. It’s when the pressure from the outside hits me, then it’s a little bit worse. But I managed it really well at this tournament.