From baseline rallies to slam-dunk alley-oops, the craze for both tennis and the NBA is unmatchable! While a lot of tennis players are into the NBA and share a love for the sport, there is one player who is not much into more than tennis. It’s none other than the WTA world number one, Iga Swiatek. But at the same time, it’s also the 2024 NBA All-Stars weekend, an event that cannot be missed.

But have you ever thought of creating an All-Stars team filled with tennis players? The Polish tennis sensation expressed her enthusiasm for this concept, revealing the dream lineup she envisions competing alongside her on the court, including Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, but nearly missing out on a big name.

Iga Swiatek picks her All-Star tennis team 

The excitement for the NBA All-Star game is real, and now it has also reached the tennis arena. Recently, the 22-year-old WTA star answered a few questions related to the all-star event. In a recent press conference in Dubai, she was asked to pick an All-Stars team from her tour, just like the NBA one.

At first, she openly shared her take on her connection with the NBA. She stated, “I don’t really watch this. I don’t really watch NBA.” Further, she picked 7 names other than herself and created a dream team, with whom she would like to play an all-star tennis game.

Swiatek stated, “Yes (laughter). I’m European. I don’t watch the NBA (smiling). Well, I would say me, Aryna, Novak, Sinner, Alcaraz, Elena, and Ons. I mean, that’s the obvious answer. And Rafa, yeah.” She started off by saying that from the WTA she would have Aryna Sabalenka, one of her biggest rivals, and Elena Rybakina, her Qatar Open final opponent, then Ons Jabeur.

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On the ATP side for the mixed team, she went on and chose Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz, and expressed her views on how she would like to have Rafael Nadal on her team too. With some prominent and popular tennis players’s names, the police tennis player made a strong dream team. Even after openly accepting that she is not much into the NBA, a few years back, the world’s number one attended a Miami Heat game just to see Jimmy Butler play.

When Swiatek attended an NBA game! 

Back in 2022, the world’s number-one-ranked WTA tennis player went to a Miami Heat game, after withdrawing from the Miami Open because of an injury. After facing an unfortunate ending to her Miami campaign, she spent her off-time witnessing the heat clash with the New York Knicks.

She even took to her Twitter account to share her experience with the event. Swiatek wrote, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (or buy ice cream). I had great time last night. Go @MiamiHEAT.” Along with that, she shared a picture of herself enjoying the game from the crowd. Following that, she also got an opportunity to meet the NBA star, Jimmy Butler, making a memorable memory of her night out on the hard court.

What are your thoughts on Swiatek’s dream tennis all-star team? Who else would you put on it?

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