The 21-year-old Iga Swiatek on Saturday gained her second French Open title after defeating Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 within the ladies’s singles last. The tennis star from Poland was at her greatest within the summit conflict and he or she didn’t give any likelihood to Gauff to make a comeback. After the win, Swiatek was seen going as much as the stands and hugging Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski who represents Poland in worldwide soccer.
Upon seeing the Bayern Munich famous person, Swiatek was visibly shocked and had a priceless response.
*gasps in Polish* pic.twitter.com/IHu099AULT
— wta (@WTA) June 4, 2022
The official deal with of Roland Garros then shared the video of Lewandowski hugging Swiatek and captioned the put up as: “Two legends.”
Two legends 🇵🇱@iga_swiatek x @lewy_official#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/FOKrV5eb3s
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2022
When requested about assembly Lewandowski throughout a press convention, Swiatek mentioned: “I’m completely happy that he’s right here actually. I have no idea if he is a large tennis fan or not. However I imply, Wow! He has been a prime athlete in our nation for therefore a few years that it nonetheless appears like, it’s laborious to consider that he got here to look at me. Simply overawed.
New buddy request @lewy_official x @iga_swiatek #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/lOzoov302p
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2022
Followers on Twitter additionally took discover of how Swiatek reacted upon seeing Lewandowski within the stands.
Polish participant Iga Swiatek’s face when she noticed Robert Lewandowski got here to assist her within the Roland-Garros last pic.twitter.com/vkGnBO2idT
— Soccer Trolls (@FootballlTrolls) June 4, 2022
Completely love this photograph of Iga Swiatek recognizing compatiot Robert Lewandowski within the crowd after her Roland Garros triumph pic.twitter.com/0Y31rxyWfN
— Alistair Hogg (@alistairjhogg) June 5, 2022
The very best #Soccer participant on this planet
and the perfect #Tennis participant on this planet.
#Lewandowski #Świątek #RolandGarros #PolishPower 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/FsxXdbWTL7— SpecGhost (@SpecGhost) June 4, 2022
Polish participant Iga Swiatek’s face when she noticed Robert Lewandowski got here to assist her within the Roland-Garros last.
And sure, she gained. pic.twitter.com/Xf3VooyQC4— Stephen Malosha (@Malosha_Esq) June 4, 2022
So cool to see Lewandowski on the #FrenchOpen Last supporting his fellow Poland native, Iga Swiatek
— Timmy (@EritreanKing206) June 4, 2022
Because of profitable the French Open last, Swiatek now has 35 wins on the trot, matching Venus Williams’ report for the longest profitable streak by a ladies’s participant within the twenty first century.
Venus Williams gained 5 WTA titles and the Olympic gold medal throughout her unbeaten run initially of the century.
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Swiatek has lifted 4 WTA 1,000 titles in that point — in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Rome — and now has a second French Open crown of her profession.
The all-time longest unbeaten run on ladies’s tour belongs to Martina Navratilova as she gained 74 matches on the trot in 1984.
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