Bookworm Iga has her eye on future university degree

Iga Swiatek dreams of attending university sometime in the future when she finally hangs up her racquet.

The Pole who turns 22 at the end of the month may have a long wait to swap the court for the library, with her tennis career looking in top shape.

Swiatek is already something of a bookworm on the WTA Tour and frequently tweets about the books she is reading – often the classics and also in English.

The three-time Grand Slam winner told the Tennis Channel: “I really like to learn, so I’m kind of still used to school.

“I finished two years ago and miss just having some stimulation that way.

“But I know I can’t do much because my priority is tennis and my career.

“I’m pretty sure that maybe after I finish, I will go to some university.”

Swiatek said her natural sense of curiosity is what is driving her future search for knowledge.

“I’m just curious about the world – but sometimes I have to stop being curious because I need to focus on tennis.

‘I’m trying to (maintain) that curiosity – maybe not during the matches and tournaments, but when I have time off.”

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