June 4, 2022. Philippe Chatrier court at Roland Garros facilities. Iga Swiatek defeated American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 to be crowned champion of the Parisian Grand Slam for the second time.
No doubt, it was a cause for joy that increased when he went up to celebrate the victory with his people and see who was also there. Neither more nor less than one of his idols: Robert Lewandowski.
The then Bayern Munich forward went to Paris to support his countrymanfor which he also expresses sincere admiration.
Does that good relationship mean Swiatek now supports Barça? Well, apparently not. We saw it this Sunday during the Classic played at the Santiago Bernabéu.
There was the WTA number 1, who will debut at the Mutua Madrid Open this weekend, clarified who was with him.
“Thank you very much for this experience“The Polish woman thanked one of her sponsors in a message on her Twitter account that ended with a clear #halamadrid.
And this is not the first time Swiatek has been spotted at the Bernabéu. Just a year ago, also on the occasion of his participation in the Mutua Madrid Open, he visited the Madrid stadium during the works wearing a case with a white club’s crest.
The world number one, who has never won in Madrid, but reached the final last season, will start his path to the title exempt from the first round. She avoided Kazakh Elina Rybakina in the draw, one of the best players of the momentchampion in Stuttgart.
In second place he will face the winner of the duel between Wang Xiyu and Ana Bogdan; Then, she has potential opponents on her path like the Romanian Sorana Cirstea or the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko; her compatriots Victoria Azarenka or Elina Svitolina in the round of 16; and the Greek Maria Sakkari or the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in an eventual quarterfinal.
The Pole, who was unable to defend this week’s Stuttgart tournament which he has won for the past two years, It has semi-finalists possibly the American Cori Gauff or the Tunisian Ons Jabeurwon in 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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