Swiatek took home the double’s gold medal in the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games two years ago with Slovenian partner Kaja Juvan. Speaking to the press, she reiterated her hopes of attending the delayed Tokyo Olympics hopefully taking place this upcoming summer. So, where does she go from here? Such a successful beginning to her career will only come with heavy expectations, but she undoubtedly has the talent to live up to these and even progress beyond them. Boasting a powerful serve and an effortless drop-shot, Swiatek’s arsenal is admirable and will certainly be feared by all who come up against her in Grand Slam tournaments to come.
The Pole is an incredible athlete with impressive stamina and agility – as Halep emphasised, she meets every inch of the court and it is difficult for opponents to wear her down. Swiatek’s backhand is around as quick as that of the most powerful men’s player, Dominic Thiem, of whom she shares a handful of other similar qualities. She is an incredibly well-rounded player who is as good defending shots as she is attacking through them. Simona Halep was full of praie for 19-year-old Iga Swiatek Swiatek’s Playing Style The Romanian was full of praise for Swiatek, telling reporters “All the credit to her, she played unbelievable and she was everywhere, and she hit all the balls in very strong.” As for Iga, she claims that this was the victory that spurred her on and gave her the belief that she could really go all the way, and understandably so – she truly cemented herself as one to watch in Women’s Tennis for years to come. The teenager also became the youngest woman to win the French since Monica Seles in 1992 and the first since 2007 to win without dropping a single set in fact, Swiatek only dropped 28 games throughout the entire tournament, which is the fewest number since the 20 dropped by the great Steffi Graf in 1988.Įn route to the final, she took on number-one seed Simona Halep in a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing which lasted just 67 minutes.
She entered the competition ranked world no.54, which makes her the lowest-ranked player to win the French Open since rankings were first brought into tennis back in 1975. Swiatek met and broke a number of impressive records along the way. 19-year-old superstar Iga Swiatek defeated Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in a dominant display to capture the French Open trophy, despite the odds being stacked heavily against her from the very beginning of the tournament. On the 10th October 2020, a Polish international won a Grand Slam singles title for the first time in the country’s history.
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