Iga Swiatek names "handsome" and "fun" Matteo Berrettini as best potential 'Love Island' participant
Iga Swiatek recently said Italy's Matteo Berrettini will be the best tour player in the reality series Love Island. Both players are currently competing in the the 2024 US Open.
Swiatek, along with other tennis players like Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Jessica Pegula were part of a fun interview series for US Open social media.
One of the questions they were asked was: "What player on tour would make for the best Love Island Participant?"
Iga Swiatek chose Matteo Berrettini as her answer, calling him 'handsome' and 'fun'.
"Oh my god. Well, somebody who's handsome but also fun. Maybe Berttini," said Swiatek.
Coco Gauff was also a part of this interview, and she chose Ben Shelton as her pick. She said:
"Nick is in a relationship, so I'm going to with a bachelor, so let's go with Ben Shelton."
Jannik Sinner, on the other hand, did not qualify himself as the Love Island character and said with a smirk:
"Me not for sure. Grigor Dimitrov."
Swiatek won the US Open title in 2022, where she defeated Ons Jabeur with a score of 6-2, 7-6 in the final. She will commence her 2024 US Open journey on Monday, August 27, taking on Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Iga Swiatek opened up about competing at the US Open 2024
In an interview leading up to the US Open 2024, Iga Swiatek talked about how her 2022 win increased her self belief. (as quoted by WTA Tennis.com)
"US Open 2022 actually taught me that I can win even though I'm not feeling 100 percent," Swiatek said. "So I wouldn't say now I'm relaxed, because it's impossible to be relaxed in New York, especially with everything that's going on around."
Opening up about the crowd at the US Open, the Italian player said that there are multiple activities to handle. Despite practice being a priority, the players need to focus on other things at the tournament.
"It's pretty loud here. In Cincinnati, for example, we could really focus and the priority every day was basically the practice. Here, you have so many activities off the court, you need to balance it wisely, and the practice is always going to be a priority, but you have so many things to also think about."
She further spoke about her expectations from the tournament and admitted they were a little "lower", since it has been a busy season due to the Olympics.
"My expectations are a little bit lower because I know it's been a really intense season, and after the Olympics, it hasn't been easy. So I feel the best when I'm just focused on practicing and grinding on the court and really focus on just making my game better and not on the results," she said.
Iga Swiatek recently competed in the 2024 Cincinnati Open, where she in the semi-final to Aryna Sabalenka with a score of 3-6, 3-6.