Iga Świątek defeated the Czech Karolina Muchova in the final of the French Open Grand Slam. Donald Tusk commented on the Polish woman’s victory. Other reactions from Polish politicians also appeared online.
There are no strong enough opponents for Iga Świątek in Paris! In the final of the Grand Slam Roland Garros 2023, the Polish tennis player had a serious crisis, but she defeated the Czech Karolina Muchova in three sets and defended her title .
“Welcome to POLAND Garros IGA, you are great” – wrote Donald Tusk on Twitter.
A great day for Polish tennis in Paris! The wonderful Iga Świątek won the Roland Garros tournament for the third time!!! After three sets of an extremely exciting final match, the RG Cup is once again in the hands of a Polish woman! Bravo! Bravo! Congratulations and Thank you! Iga Świątek remains the leader of the WTA ranking, now with an advantage of 928 points! WOW!” – wrote President Andrzej Duda.
“There can only be one queen! Paris has been conquered once again!” – these are the words of Prime Minister Mateusz Iga Świątek did it again. Third victory in the French Open in Paris” – comments PiS MP Bartłomiej Wróblewski.Morawiecki.
It’s worth dreaming, it’s worth fighting” – quotes Świątek Szymon Hołownia, who congratulated the Pole on her victory.
Iga Świątek triumphs in Paris
The decisive match lasted two hours and 46 minutes. The only time in this event the Pole lost a set.
Previously, the only player who set the bar high for the 22-year-old Świątek was the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the semi-finals – she forced her to play a tie-break, in which she was already leading 5-3, only to lose 7-9, and the Polish player had to spend more than two hours on the court.
She dispatched the other opponents quite smoothly, and the two matches she played in lasted less than an hour – she defeated the Chinese Xinyu Wang 6:0, 6:0 in 51 minutes, while the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko retired due to illness with the score at 5:1 for the world ranking leader after 31 minutes of competition