Article by Luminița Paul – Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 20:29 / Updated on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 20:29
Former WTA leader Iga Swiatek (24 years old, world number 3) prevailed in the second round of Roland Garros with 6-2, 6-3 in front of the Czech Sara Bejlek (20 years old, 35th WTA place), then she talked about her qualities as an actress.
The four-time champion from Roland Garros won the match in the second round against Sarah Bejlek with a score that, just seen on paper or a screen, would indicate a narrow victory. But there was one 6-2, 6-3 initialed in one hour and 33 minutes, during which he surrendered his serve 4 times and broke 7 times.
“Sara was good defensively and I had a lot of attacking opportunities. Sometimes too much, you know?“, she said after the match in the press conference. “When you attack most of the balls, you will make more mistakes, it is easier to push the ball back instead of putting energy into it and opening the court,” explained the Pole.
She concluded that the high number of unforced errors, 38it was because of “her beautiful defense and the way she plays. Sometimes on the same shots she played very flat, sometimes the complete opposite. Quite unpredictable, but in the important moments I was focused and patient enough.”
Iga Swiatek, manager in a promotional clip alongside Cobolli, Shelton and Fonseca
Towards the end of the interaction with the journalists, she was asked to evaluate her acting qualities, displayed in a promotional clip of the On equipment company, in which she appears alongside Ben Shelton, Flavio Cobolli and João Fonseca. “What did you think?” she countered with another question. “Amazing!”.
“Yes? Oscar next year?” Iga continued the funny dialogue.
The winner of six Grand Slam tournaments put her acting talent to the test again. In the On flagship store on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, Joao Fonseca and Flavio Cobolli are in charge of sales, Ben Shelton is at the front desk and Swiatek is there as manager to make sure the day-to-day business runs smoothly.
“This place would fall apart without me“, insists the Polish woman in the sympathetic advertisement.
Speaking about this, Swiatek said: “There is a story and there is some kind of plot. I think it's super funny, and this one was supposed to be funny“.
The 24-year-old actress also revealed that “they cut the scene where I was evaluating my employees, which is a shame, because I know how to evaluate pretty well. Sometimes it's hard to play someone you're not, but usually you're asked to be someone you can play“, she added.
“All in all, these ads attract more attention. I was a waitress in Melbourne. I love it,” concluded Iga Swiatek, who will face her compatriot in the 3rd round Magda Linette (34 years old, world number 73), the one who beat her this year in Miami in the 2nd round, causing a series of changes in the former WTA leader's team.
