Swiatek this week returns to Roland Garros, where she did not drop a set last yearOf all the ways in which players have passed the time while confined to their hotel rooms in biosecure bubbles around the world over the past ten months, Iga Swiatek can surely boast the most novel method. As her neighbours shadow-swing their rackets, do 100 sit-ups or place their Uber Eats orders, the Polish teenager — who turns 20 on Monday — has been receiving deliveries of Lego to her door. Encouraged by her psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, building models and puzzles has proved useful, not only to wind away the hours but to improve her mental strength. Sponsored“Basically it is an activity in which you are not using your computer or phone, so it’s good,” Swiatek tells The Times. Swiatek uses Lego and puzzles to keep her mind active and interested INSTAGRAM“It also helps before matches

Source: The Times May 28, 2021 16:01 UTC