NEW YORK – World No. 1 โคIgaโ ลwiฤ tek โขpublicly expressed herโ joy for Taylor Swift andโข fiancรฉ Travis Kelce following the announcement of their engagement. The Polish tennis star, a โself-described “Swiftie,” shared โher fandom history and defended Swift against online criticism during aโฃ press โคconference after her โfirst-round victory at the US Open.
“Travis seems like a great guy.She seems super happy, so I’m happy for her. I wish them all โฃthe best,”โฃ ลwiฤ tek said.
ลwiฤ tek revealed she first โฃbecame a fanโ of Swift in 2014, actively followingโ both โฃthe artist’s official channelsโ and dedicatedโข fan โpages for updates.
“I just followed everything,”โ ลwiฤ tek โexplained. “Iโ was following her, but also some, like, fan pages to see theโข updates.”
Her musicalโ tastesโ evolved โคalongside โขSwift’s โdiscography. Whileโค initially lukewarm towards the 2017 album Reputation,ลwiฤ tek’s recognition grew over time. “When the Reputation โalbum came out, I’ve โgot โto say I โdidn’tโค really like it that much. So I had a little break,” she admitted. โฃ”But then inโข 2019 and when Folklore andโ Evermore were released during covid,โ I started listening โคto Taylorโค again. โฃIt’s great. But Iโ like Reputation now.Don’t worry.”
The six-time Grand Slam singles โchampion โขalso โvoiced her support for Swift amidstโ online negativity. “I don’t โฃget it, because she just makes โour world better,” โคลwiฤ tek stated.
When a reporter attempted to steer the conversation towards โtennis, ลwiฤ tek playfullyโ declined, responding with โฃa โคfirm โ”No.”
ลwiฤ tek secured her place in the US โขOpen second round with โขa win, extendingโข her record to 65 consecutive WTA-level first-round victories. This surpasses Monica โSeles’ previous record of โค64.โ The 2022 โขUS Open โขchampion will โฃnext face Suzan Lamens โคof the Netherlands.