Celebrating her fourth French Open title, Polish Tennis star Iga Swiatek received a special custom-made sneakers from On. Swiatek defeated the Italian youngster Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 to win her fifth Grand Slam title which includes four Roland Garros and US Open. The 23-year-old had a dominant run throughout the tournament with only one match of her going to three sets.
This was a Round 2 clash against former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka which saw Swiatek produce one of best comeback's tennis history. Post that result, the Polska star ran through every opponent to win her fourth French Open title. Commemorating this triumph, Swiatek's sponsor, On presented the 23-year-old with a custom pair.
Iga Swiatek receives custom-made sneakers after winning French Open
The sneakers had a crown on the tongue and a few phrases like "Jazda" which is Polish for lets go and "The one where she wins her 5th Grand Slam" a reference to the TV show 'Friends'. Iga Swiatek shared a pictures of the shoe on her Instagram.
I played pretty well considering all these facts and the pressure: Swiatek
After winning the final, Iga Swiatek spoke about how the final wasn't as straight-forward as it seemed as she had a lot of pressure with Jasmine Paolini finding early breakthroughs. Speaking to press, Swiatek said, "I think looking at the whole situation and the fact that during the finals there is sometimes a lot of pressure, I think it was a really good match."
"Obviously, I mean, I got broken at the beginning, so it wasn't maybe perfect, but I think the level was pretty high. It wasn't so easy as the score says. Yeah, I think I played pretty well considering all these facts and the pressure," she added.