Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek delayed her post-match interview to send a text message to her coach after defeating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-3, 6-1, in the fourth round of the 2025 U.S. Open on Monday.

The No. 2-seeded Swiatek explained that she had asked her coach to book some time on the practice courts to prepare for her quarterfinals match against American Amanda Anisimova — who defeated Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in the Round of 16 on Monday.

“Do you have any interest in telling us who that text message was going to?” the interviewer said after waiting for Swiatek to finish texting on the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Iga wins 6-3, 6-1 and she texts Wim to book a court to practice before her on court interview. That’s a champion mindset: diligent hard work and an

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