Iga Swiatek won her fourth title of the year – on home ground – as she continues her prep for New York
Iga SwiatekIga Swiatek after winning the title in Warsaw (Francois Asal/Panoramic)
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Iga Swiatek won her fourth title of the year in front of 4,000 Polish fans, beating Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1 to take the crown in Warsaw.
The crowd chanted her name, celebrating their home champion, who ran immediately to her team, hugging her backroom staff as well as her family. She also grabbed her racquet and passed it back to a fan in the stands as the Warsaw party continued.
After such a wobbly day on Saturday, dropping three match points, this final was a rather different affair. She broke serve five times and did not concede a single break point.
“It’s not easy to play in Warsaw,” admitted Swiatek afterwards, “but I’m so happy that we could manage and did everything we could today after a tiring day yesterday. I wanted to put it all in and just go for it.”
Home is where the HEART is ❤️