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ITF World Winter 2020 13 However, as she continues to adapt to her new-found status and attempts to ensure the additional fanfare is something to cherish and inspire rather than distract, memories of that winning and life-changing moment in the French capital remain. "I was in shock," she said. "It was amazing for me but hard to understand that I had won a Grand Slam. I needed some time to think about it and how I had written history. "I was also relieved that I could make it because there were many people who have doubted me and thought that I was never going to be able to achieve something like that. On the one hand, I was grateful for that because it motivated me so I was thinking, 'I did it'. "I really hope I am going to be a good influence on people and other players. I want to show that if you believe in yourself and don't listen to people that are not believing in you, that you can achieve pretty great things." It is hard to imagine too many people doubting Swiatek now. n IGA SWIATEK INTERVIEW "If I was to advise the younger players playing those tournaments in the coming years, I would say they shouldn't be too hard on themselves and should just enjoy them." Right, far right and below Swiatek collected gold at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018, triumphing alongside Kaja Juvan of Slovenia in the girls' doubles