Iga Swiatek Defies Critics With 'Leave Me Alone' Plea After Wimbledon Triumph

Iga Swiatek's Call for Respect After Historic Wimbledon Victory

Iga Swiatek has made a powerful statement following her first Wimbledon title, urging critics to "leave her alone" after delivering a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova. The Polish tennis star has faced significant scrutiny in recent years, not only for her performance on the court but also for off-court challenges that have shaped her journey.

Swiatek’s path to success has not been without obstacles. In the past year, she was involved in a doping controversy where she tested positive due to a contaminated sleeping drug. This incident placed her in an unfortunate position, as she was not at fault for the situation. Despite this, the media and public have often focused on these challenges rather than her achievements.

In addition to the doping issue, Swiatek’s relationship with her psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, has come under intense scrutiny. She has repeatedly expressed frustration with the Polish media, which she feels has misrepresented her story and put undue pressure on her and her team. Swiatek emphasized that while she understands the role of public figures in sports, it is essential to focus on personal growth and performance rather than external criticism.

"We as public people and as athletes, we can’t really react to everything what’s going on," Swiatek said. "We’ve got to focus on ourselves. Obviously sometimes it’s easier to do that, sometimes it’s harder. For sure, the past months, how the media sometimes describe me – and I’ve got to say, unfortunately, Polish media, how they treated me and my team, it wasn’t really pleasant."

She continued, expressing hope that the media would give her space to perform without unnecessary interference. "I hope they will just leave me alone and let me do my job because obviously you can see that we know what we are doing, and I have the best people around me. I have already proved a lot. I know people want more and more, but it’s my own process and my own life and my own career."

Swiatek’s response to winning her first Wimbledon title was both humble and confident. When asked if she was shocked by the convincing nature of her victory, she gave a straightforward answer. "Well, ‘shocked’ would be too big of a word. For sure I was surprised with the consistency."

She acknowledged that her performance had been strong throughout the tournament, particularly highlighting her serving. "I knew I can do it before, but I don’t think I ever served so well throughout the whole three weeks even. Bod Hamburg was also a good tournament in terms of that. It was always kind of more up and down."

Swiatek reflected on the mental aspect of tennis, noting that success requires more than just skill. "I think tennis is a mental sport, but also you need everything to win tournaments, like good tennis, good physicality, being also not tired, have good matches before so you don’t spend too much time on the court, having great focus."

She also mentioned the stress of finals and how experience plays a role in handling such high-pressure moments. "Finals sometimes are a bit ugly because there’s so much stress and everything. I kind of used the experience from before. Today I just wanted to enjoy the time that I had on the Centre Court and enjoy the last hours of me playing well on grass ’cause who knows if it’s going to happen again (smiling)."

Swiatek concluded by emphasizing her focus on enjoying the moment and doing her job. "I just focused on that and I really had fun. Obviously I was stressed, as anybody would be. But I wanted to just do my job, and that’s it."