Legend defends Iga Świątek and attacks Polish journalists. Harsh words were spoken!
Iga Świątek has lost two tournaments on her favorite surface, clay, in recent weeks. The Polish player was weaker than Coco Gauff during the WTA 1000 in Madrid, losing to the American in the semifinals. Świątek also failed to beat the US player in Rome. This time, it was Danielle Collins who defeated the Polish player in the third round of the tournament, also a WTA 1000.
Andy Roddick on Iga Świątek's Problems. Harsh Words for JournalistsŚwiątek will fall off the podium in the latest ranking. It will be fourth or fifth place, a situation that has not occurred for several years . On the one hand, this shows that the 23-year-old athlete is in crisis. However, it must be taken into account that the competition is not sleeping and some rivals have approached the level of the Pole. She had a very difficult second part of the 2024 season, among others due to the confusion with the doping issue, in addition to losing the semi-final of the dream games in Paris, and there was also a change of coach after a few years.
A lot has fallen on Świątek's head, and the demands are unchanged. Andy Roddick, a great tennis player years ago, the USA's number one and one of the best players in the ATP ranking in his era, came to the Polish woman's defense.
– I'm sorry, but if you're a journalist, a sports journalist in Poland, and you crush Iga every week, you're a fucking idiot. She's the best female athlete you've ever had in the country. You know, it's comparable to the standing ovation that Italian journalists gave Jannik Sinner when he showed up at the tournament in Rome. That was funny, by the way. Making Iga's life harder every time she talks to you is just idiotic – admitted Roddick.
In her career so far, the Polish player has won a total of 22 championship titles on courts almost all over the world.
Świątek has won five Grand Slam titles, four times at Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and once at the US Open (2022). In addition, she won the prestigious WTA Finals (2023).
In addition, wins in WTA 1000 tournaments, respectively in: Rome (2021, 2022, 2024), Doha (2022 and 2024), Indian Wells (2022 and 2024), Miami (2022), Beijing (2023) and Madrid (2024).
The list also includes WTA 500 competitions, in Adelaide (2021), Stuttgart (2022 and 2023), San Diego (2022) and the aforementioned Doha (2023). Plus a Polish accent, WTA 250 in Warsaw (2023).
After the Olympic tournament in Paris (2024), the bronze medal of the games should be added to this list. The first medal in the history of Polish Olympism drawn from competition on tennis courts.
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