Iga Swiatek received a standing ovation from the Philippe Chatrier crowd after winning the French Open, for supporting Ukraine. “I want to tell Ukraine to be strong because the war is still there.” These are the strong words expressed by the new winner of the 2022 edition of Roland Garros that made the entire audience of Philippe Chatrier stand up and applaud.
The central court has become a bedlam after the beautiful message expressed by Iga Swiatek, who proves to be champion not only in the race. A real standing ovation for the Pole, who beat the 18 year old American Coco Gauff in the final: “From my first speech in Doha I simply hoped that when I gave the next speech the situation would improve. But I still have hope and I try to help, “she also added her the number one in the world.
Iga Swiatek manda un messaggio all’Ucraina e il Philippe Chatrier è tutto in piedi ad applaudire la polacca, fresca vincitrice del Roland Garros.
Chapeau, Iga! 👏🇺🇦
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