“Thank you for this season. First of all, to myself and my team, because it was another great year. It's a season of not being a superhero and accepting it, facing new challenges, working hard, appreciating milestones and crossing new boundaries. But most of all, I'm ending this season. a year with great satisfaction and pride in your strength, perseverance and achievements that speak louder than any words” – an entry with such content appeared on Friday afternoon on Iga Świątek's Instagram. The Pole thus summed up her season on tennis courts.
Świątek won five tournaments in 2024 – four ranks WTA 1000 in: Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid and Rome. She also won her third consecutive victory Roland Garros. Moreover, she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. And at the end of the season, she lost her first place in the WTA ranking and changed her coach from Tomasz Wiktorowski to Wim Fissette.
Lindsey Vonn commented on Iga Świątek's words
Over 1,200 people commented on Świątek's post, and one of them was Lindsey Vonn, an American alpine skier, three-time Olympic medalist, two-time champion and three-time world runner-up. Both women like and support each other, which has been seen many times, among others: on social media.
“You are still a superhero because superheroes are not defined by their victories, but by their character. I am proud of you,” Vonn wrote, adding a heart emoji at the end of her comment.
– I look up to her. I mean, honestly, I haven't had many athletesthat I followed, but she was one of them when she was skiing – the Pole said in April this year about Lindsey Vonn, who decided to resume her career after five years this season.
And when will Iga Świątek return to the game? Shelf He will rest for a while and will perform in a show on December 19-22 tournament World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi. A week later he will move to Australia, where the United Cup tournament will be played.