Speaking to Tennis.com, Mattek-Sands described how she first approached the 2020 Roland Garros champion on the eve of the Miami Masters earlier this year. The American, a former World No. 1 in doubles, revealed that she and Swiatek entered the women’s doubles event in Miami at the eleventh hour.
The partnership has proven to be a success. The pair reached the semifinals in Miami and went one better in Paris, where they advanced to the final before losing to Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
Mattek-Sands spoke about the association in glowing terms, saying the two hit it off from the get-go.
“Iga Swiatek is the kind of person that can have great contact with anybody” - Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Bethanie Mattek-Sands also weighed in on the contrasting personalities she and Iga Swiatek possess. The American is upbeat and goofy, while Swiatek is much more reserved.
Mattek-Sands believes that as an extrovert, there is a lot she can learn from the young Pole.
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