It was Friday, May 2, early hours. Iga Świątek, after another loser in a row in the semi -final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid against Coco Goufff, sat on the bench and put a towel on her head. You can only guess how many tears appeared under it. The whole world saw her huge emotions.
Yes, Świątek reacted to Ruud's success
The runner -up of the ranking lost this duel 1: 6, 1: 6 and brutally ended her adventure with the capital of Spain, but as much as about the clash itself, there is talk of Casper Ruud's behavior in social media. Norwegian tennis player, seeing the scene with the crying Świątek, he turned to her: “Hey Iga, head up! Like millions of others, I love to watch your game. Today it was not your day, but you still inspire so many and you will come back stronger than ever!” – he wrote on the portal X.
Ruud gathered a lot of applause, and Polish fans began to support him in a victory in a male event in Madrid. And so it happened after an exciting final, in which Ruud defeated Jacek Draper in three sets – 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4. This is the biggest title in the career of the Norwegian tennis player, who so far has had a total of five Final of Grand Slam tournaments and ATP Masters 1000.
In the evening, Ruud decided to congratulate Iga Świątek. “So cool. Congratulations Casper!” – she wrote on Instagram.
Before Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud, more challenges, because now tennis players go to Rome for another “Tysięcznik”. The Polish woman – like in Madrid – will defend the title. Women's struggles will start on Tuesday, but the runner -up of the game ranking will enter the second round.