Iga Świątek found herself in the top eight of tennis players at Wimbledon for the first time. The Polish player improved her best result in this Grand Slam tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the first three rounds, Świątek stormed and closed the matches in two sets. First, she defeated Lin Zhu (6:1, 6:3), then Sara Sorribes Tormo (6:2, 6:0), and in the 3rd round, she dismissed Petra Martić (6:2, 7:5). The difficulties began in the fight for the quarterfinals.
In it, the Polish player faced the conqueror of Magda Linette, Belinda Bencic . The Swiss unexpectedly won the first set 7:6(4), despite our player’s set points. In the second set, we experienced moments of terror , because the Olympic champion from Tokyo had two match points in the twelfth game. Fortunately, the 22-year-old turned the tables and led to a tie-break, in which she won to two! The third set was already under the dictation of the Raszyn player. She took the lead at 3:1 and did not let go of the victory until the end.
In the quarterfinals against Elina Svitolina she lost the first set again. In the second she defended herself, after being better in the tie-break. However, the decisive set belonged to the Ukrainian, who defeated the ranking leader 7:5, 6:7, 6:2 .
Świątek already earned a large sum for reaching the quarter-finals of the senior Wimbledon for the first time in her career. By reaching the fourth round, she earned 340 thousand pounds, which is approximately 1.77 million złoty.
If she made it to the semi-finals, she would pocket 600 thousand pounds (approx. 3.12 million złoty). This year’s competition at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is a record-breaking one in terms of prize money. The prize pool is more than 10 percent higher than last year’s Wimbledon and amounts to almost 45 million pounds. The winners of the singles tournament will pocket 2.35 million pounds each.
Świątek has earned nearly $5 million gross on the courts this year . She should soon exceed $20 million in her entire career.
When is Iga Świątek playing in the next tournaments?
In the coming weeks, there will be more chances for victories and cash prizes, already on hard courts. At the end of July, Świątek will play in front of his home crowd at the BNP Paribas Warsaw Open . In August, big events overseas – in Montreal, Cincinnati and the Grand Slam US Open.
How much did Hubert Hurkacz and Magda Linette earn at Wimbledon 2023?
Hubert Hurkacz has a successful performance at this year’s Wimbledon. He was eliminated in the 4th round , but not by just anyone, the great Novak Djokovic . The Pole managed to snatch a set from the Serb, and in the earlier games he also had set points, but ultimately lost 6:7(6), 6:7(6), 7:5, 4:6. The player from Wrocław managed to collect 207 thousand pounds from the court, which is about 1.07 million zlotys. In turn, Magda Linette equaled her best result at the London tournament, reaching the 3rd round. There, she lost to the Swiss Belinda Bencic 3:6, 1:6, but she still earned a lot, 131 thousand pounds(about 681 thousand zlotys).
Wimbledon 2023 Prize Pool [Winners’ Prizes, Stakes, Amounts]
First round: £55,000
Second round: £85,000 Third
round: £131,000
Fourth round: £207,000
Quarter-final: £340,000
Semi-final: £600,000 Runner
-up: £1.175 million
Winner: £2.350 million
