"Always classy": Iga Swiatek applauding Aryna Sabalenka for Australian Open win receives plaudits from tennis fans
WTAMonday, 29 January 2024 at 07:00
Fans lauded the congratulatory message from the current
world number one Iga Swiatek to Belarus’ tennis star and the current world
number two Aryna Sabalenka for winning the Australian Open 2024.
The first Grand Slam of the year finally came to an end on Sunday
after a memorable final in the men’s singles category where Italy’s young tennis
star Jannik Sinner lifted the title — which was his first major title — after beating
the current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller
with a score of 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
A day earlier on Saturday, Sabalenka, for the second year
running, lifted the Australian Open after beating China’s Qinwen Zheng in the
final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.
Swiatek, who is in constant battle with Sabalenka for the top
spot in the WTA ranking, congratulated her opponent in a post on social media
platform X — previously known as Twitter. “Congrats @SabalenkaA on 2nd title in
Australia, impressive!” she wrote.
That comment was admired by the fans on the social media
platform who lauded the ‘classy’ attitude of the current world number one.
Swiatek had an extremely disappointing time during the recently
concluded Australian Open where she ended up crashing out after losing to the
Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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- This article is SPOT ON!!!Rapunzel04-09-2026
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mandoist04-09-2026 - Double Standards for the male players? Gross. BTW: This "apology" reads like the one his lawyers wrote for him when he had to go to the Kangaroo Court for slapping his girlfriend around.mandoist04-09-2026
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- In her defense... she has no "defense" and likely could not articulate it if she did.mandoist03-09-2026
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- Sabalenka seems so unhappy. When you get angry after every mistake you make on court, you’ve got some issues sweetie! She also does seem to be “partying” a lot if you follow her social media (I don’t lolol). Very immature personality.DaveyWavey03-09-2026
- The main difference for bigger names like Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverez, etc. is that they usually make it to the later stages of tournaments while 99% of the other players win a round or two and then move on to the next tournament. The bigger names are playing more, playing longer and therefore more injury issues. The money is great but it all comes with a price!DaveyWavey03-09-2026
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