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The 19-year-old Pole last year became the
youngest woman to win the Roland Garros title since Monica Seles
in 1992 and on Saturday picked up the second trophy of her
career at the Adelaide International.
Swiatek has often attributed her success to her sports
psychologist Daria Abramowicz, who has helped Swiatek improve
her mental strength and process her thoughts during intense
matches.
Work on her psychology now involves building Lego models, said
Swiatek, who rose to a career-best ranking of 15th on Monday.
"Daria had this idea to do some models and Legos, and I think it
works perfectly for my mind because I'm this kind of person who
just likes to think logically and construct," Swiatek told
reporters.
"I actually did in Melbourne like two wooden models. I travelled
with them from Poland. And it's weird because when I'm at the
airport I have like two big luggage, my tennis bag and two
models in my hands. So it's kind of funny."
Swiatek said she has completed about 70% of the Lego blocks she
had ordered before coming to Australia, where she did a 14-day
quarantine before playing the year's first Grand Slam.
"I'm pretty sad that the time is going to end soon, but it's
great, it's really good fun, so everybody should try Lego," she
said.
Swiatek became the first woman to win at Roland Garros without
dropping a set since Justine Henin in 2007 and again did not
lose a set in Adelaide where she dropped only 22 games.
She had not reached the quarter-final stage of a hardcourt event
before the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide.
"I don't think the surface really has a huge impact," Swiatek
told the WTA Insider podcast. "When I'm feeling good physically
and mentally, I can win anywhere."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Ed Osmond)
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