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"Iga has the right to her opinion": Swiatek's father weighs in on criticism surrounding Ukraine ribbon on hat
WTAThursday, 27 July 2023 at 16:15
The current world number one Poland’s Iga Swiatek’s father has defended her daughter for playing in the Wimbledon 2023 quarterfinal with a ribbon with the same colours as the Ukrainian flag.
The 22-year-old has received criticism from some quarters after the encounter, especially on social media, especially because she was facing a player from Ukraine.
Iga’s father Tomasz Swiatek responded to such criticism by stating that his daughter has the right to have her opinion and that she did not do anything wrong.
“Playing with a ribbon on a hat, her views are clear, she wants the war to end,” said the 59-year-old. “Sadly, after the match with Elina, there were harmful comments. You can’t stand by a topic like war. Iga has the right to her opinion.”
Russia and Ukraine are involved in an armed conflict since February 2022 which has resulted in the loss of lives on both sides.
The game was a rather disappointing one for the Warsaw-born as she ended up on the losing side to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina with a score of 7-5, 6-7, 6-2.
Despite that result, Iga will be slightly pleased with the performance as it was her best outing in the competition.
However, Wimbledon remains the only competition where she has not played beyond the quarterfinal stage.
Iga’s best performance in any competition is in the French Open where she has won three times — in 2020, 2022 and 2023.
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