After First Career Win at Korea Open, Iga Swiatek Gets Emotional About Her Olympian Dad's Connection to Seoul and What It Means to Her

After first career win at Korea Open, Iga Swiatek gets emotional about her Olympian dad's connection to Seoul and what it means to her

Iga Swiatek has advanced to the quarter-final round of the 2025 Korea Open after defeating former World No.

Iga Swiatek's 'honour' as Seoul campaign follows father's 1988 Olympic exploits

Thirty-seven years after Iga Swiatek's father competed at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, the tennis star herself now competes in the city.

Învinsă, însă mai bogată cu aproape 17 mii de dolari americani: Sorana Cîrstea a fost eliminată de la turneul de la Seul

Tenismena româncă Sorana Cîrstea și-a încheiat evoluția la turneul WTA de la Seul. Într-o partidă din optimile de finală, Sorana a fost, previzibil, învinsă de poloneza Iga Świątek, scor 3:6, 2:6. În capitala Coreii de Sud, Sorana Cîrstea s-a înclinat în fața principalei favorite a turneului, dar nu a cedat fără a opune rezistență, confruntarea durând o oră și 33 de minute.

Back with a bang: Iga Swiatek begins Korea Open with a straight-sets win over Sorana Cirstea

Iga Swiatek returned to the courts this Thursday at the Korea Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea, advancing to the quarterfinals. The world No. 2 made a classy return to the courts in her first tournament since the US Open, where she was eliminated in the quarterf...