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Iga Swiatek Thanks Adele for Lifting Her Spirits Up After Wimbledon Championships 2022 Debacle

Published 07/05/2022, 10:22 AM EDT

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Iga Swiatek has had a hectic year. Her reign began at Qatar and ended in the Wimbledon Championships at London. The current World No.1 carried a monstrous winning streak of 37 matches storming all three surfaces.

Even though there are people slamming her for not winning the grass-based Grand Slam. The Polish tennis professional knows what she has achieved and took what she requires the most at present. That is, a break.

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It’s time for some music for Iga Swiatek

Swiatek, after competing in the major event of the fastest surface, decided to treat herself with tickets to Adele’s concert. After the concert, she replied to one of the thank-you notes from the singer. And wrote, “Absolutely incredible night. Thank you for all the emotions.”

“One of the best memories of the year.” She added. The Pole took advantage of her current location to finally see the American music sensation perform live. Some of the most famous songs of the singer are Easy on me, Hello and Rolling in the deep.

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Speaking of Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon run, she looked strong and took down her initial opponents effortlessly. However, when in the third round, she couldn’t control the flow of the match like she does.

Swiatek, who is famous for her dominating style of playing, started losing her grip as the match proceeded. Thus incurred a painful defeat of 4-6, 2-6 against the French tennis professional Alize Cornet.

Swiatek’s achievements in this season

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Iga, after walking out of Dubai international championship in the round of last 16, fueled herself for a long run. First she reigned in the WTA 1000 event of Qatar and then she stepped on the hard courts of summer doubles.

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There the Pole took down the Greek tennis professional and former World No.3 Maria Sakkari in the finals to claim the trophy the Indian Wells had to offer. And locked horns with the 4 times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in Miami Open’s finals to mark that tournament under her name as well. Thus becoming the first player to win the first three WTA 100 events.

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Thereafter, the 21-year-old reigned in the clay-based Stuttgart Open and Italian Open to further her match-winning streak to 28. Following that, she finally embraced her second French Open title by defeating the 18-year-old Coco Gauff.

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Mahima Verma

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary