In the world of sports, we often see connections that transcend boundaries. One such friendship has blossomed between Alpine skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin and tennis champion Iga Swiatek. Although the two haven’t met each other in real life, they have continually shown their respect and admiration for each other. Iga has even said Shiffrin has been a “really good role model” to her.

And Shiffrin, who often takes to social media to wish and congratulate the star each time she steps onto the stage, responded with humility, saying, “Thanks for the huge compliment”. As the unlikely friendship continues to bloom, in the latest news, as details emerged on Iga Swiatek’s latest victory, the spotlight has been shed on Shiffrin’s uncanny past prediction regarding this win, which has come to fruition.

Mikaela Shiffrin cheers on her favorite tennis champion

In her latest post on X, Shiffrin, currently in Finland, took to the platform and congratulated her dear friend Iga Swiatek. She shared two pictures of the Polish tennis star holding up her trophy and wrote, “Woke up in Finland to the best news!!!  Congrats,  @iga_swiatek … world No. 1”. At the WTA Finals in Cancún, 22-year-old Iga became the youngest champion of the tournament since 2011. She defeated America’s Jessica Pegula with a 6-1, 6-0 win.

This feat saw her overtake Aryna Sabalenka and claim her title once more as the world number one. In September, after 75 straight weeks as the world No. 1, her streak was broken at the US Open when she was defeated by Jelena Ostapenko in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 defeat. At the time, Shiffrin had made an uncanny prediction about this recent victory by Swiatek at the WTA Finals.

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The past prediction about Iga Swiatek’s latest victory

In April, the two were nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year. Following this, Mikaela and Iga even went live on Instagram together and discussed their respect and views on each other as athletes. After this live chat later in October, in an interview, Vail Daily asked Shiffrin if the internet friends ever planned to meet.

She stated that the two often text, and she hoped to one day see her match in person. Shiffrin then even shared in the interview that after her defeat to Jelena Ostapenko, she told her Iga Swiatek, “What I said to her is ‘whatever, that’s coming back.” She also shared with the Polish star, saying, “It’s the mentality that you have that’s unbeatable, so just keep going.” 

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This prediction by Shiffrin came to fruition as Iga Swiatek once again claimed the top spot in tennis as the world number one, and this friendship has once again melted fans’ hearts as the legend showed her awe and admiration for her favorite tennis star.

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