“You have a huge heart” – Fans react upon Iga Swiatek’s gesture to gift presents to families in need as part of her Christmas tradition
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World No 1 Iga Swiatek has been one of the consistent performers as she went to clinch two Grand Slam singles titles in the year. She created history by becoming the fourth player in the Open Era to maintain her claim as the No. 1 for 30 weeks. Staying true to her nature, she participated in the Noble Box tradition by an organization called Szlachetnia Paczka for the third time.
She had claimed the No 1 spot after the sudden retirement of the former Australian player Ashleigh Barty. She achieved another feat by becoming the second player to cross 11,000 ranking points in the WTA rankings after Serena Williams in 2013. She was the dominant player in most of the tournaments on the WTA Tour, especially during the clay season where she 18-match winning streak until her loss at the Poland Open.
The Polish player sent over presents to help the family where the mother Adrianna is raising her two daughters, Monika and Bartek alone after she lost her husband. She admitted that since she won’t be present with her family during Christmas, she made sure to make the family happy with her gesture. Swiatek even urged others to do the same if they can afford to bring a smile to someone’s face since she emphasized that all families included in the program will receive help.
The 3-time Grand Slam champion took to her social media Twitter account to share about the tradition she has been following diligently for three years. Her post was captioned as “Christmas in tennis it’s about scoring, but in @szlachetnapaczk now it’s about ZERO. Zero on the count of families in need, which unfortunately still has not reached… More than 1,700 families are still looking for their donors who will prepare help for them.“
Twitter reacts to Iga Swiatek’s generous gesture as part of her Christmas tradition
The 2022 US Open champion gesture was highly praised on social media. People appreciated her generosity and hailed her for proving to be a champion on and off the court. Iga Swiatek was showered with a lot of love and stated that they were proud of her since she was considerate of such families.
Sharing from the wide spectrum of online reactions, here are some of the responses by fans:
She has been nominated in the category of Female Player of the Year at the 2022 WTA Awards for her breakthrough performances with six WTA titles and two Grand Slam titles. The 2023 Australian Open will be played from the 16th to the 29th of January in Melbourne, Australia. Iga Swiatek will become the No 1 seed at Melbourne Park where she would be aiming to make a strong start after having a commendable season in 2022.
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