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Iga Swiatek column: French Open favourite on reading Agatha Christie, Alexandre Dumas & George Orwell

The 20-year-old from Poland, who won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020, is the heavy favourite at the clay-court major and won in the third round on Saturday to extend her streak to 31 matches.

Reading is one of my biggest passions away from the tennis court, it's a big factor in keeping me relaxed and focused on the main goal of winning matches and playing good tennis.

I've just finished reading Murder on the Orient Express, the novel by Agatha Christie about the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Actually, I finished it about 40 minutes before playing my second-round match against Alison Riske.