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Iga Swiatek turned down chance to play doubles with Andy Murray at US Open

Iga Swiatek turned down chance to play doubles with Andy Murray at US Open

Iga Swiatek turned down the chance to play doubles with Andy Murray at the US Open.

The world number one was named by Murray as the female player he would love to be in a mixed doubles pairing with but, even though she idolises the Brit, she wants to stay focused on singles.

She told reporters: "It’s a dream come true. I watched Andy when I was younger. He always had such a good game and is such a cool person as well. Really humble and down to earth. So I'm happy he said that. I wish I could play mixed doubles. For me, singles is enough, especially with such an intense and long season.

"I'll just focus on singles but I think Andy will forgive me!"

Swiatek is the defending champion at the US Open and admits that she felt a different type of pressure attending into the New York event.

The Polish player said: "Sometimes you just feel a little bit more pressure because you're, like, not into a rhythm yet and you just kind of have to, like you can get distracted more easily, I feel.

"I remember when I played my first matches in the US Open, I always felt like there is so much going on around, and it was a little bit tougher to focus. This year I didn't feel it, because I practiced a couple of times on the centre court. Even, you know, with all the kids around, because I think the entry was free and so many people came to watch our practices. It was amazing and I got used to the noise and everything."

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