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"Iga has the right to her opinion": Swiatek's father weighs in on criticism surrounding Ukraine ribbon on hat

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by Azeem Siddiqui
Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 16:15
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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.

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“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.

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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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3 Comments
Rusdy 27 July 2023 at 17:35+ 16

Right, she has.. and not the others. His brain May not developed well.

Moneyboss 29 July 2023 at 07:02+ 27

Iga's father is saying she has a right to her opinion. Of course she does. And we also have a right to criticize her opinion. Wearing the ribbon is silly. Russian and Belarusian players have to compete as neutral athletes. I get that. But it goes further than that. Russian and Belarusian fans can't even display a flag of their country. But Iga is allowed to wear a Ukrainian ribbon on her hat. Leave the politics out of it and play tennis! You support Ukraine in the war; we get it. You can speak out about that. You don't have to wear a ribbon.

kubatem 28 July 2023 at 20:19+ 4

"russia and Ukraine are involved in an armed conflict since February 2022". Seriously Mr Azeem? Less write, more read, not necessery ruSSia today or other orks sources.

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