Tearful Iga Swiatek claims consolation of Olympic bronze

Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova during their women's singles Bronze Medal tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP

Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova during their women's singles Bronze Medal tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP

Published Aug 2, 2024

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World number one Iga Swiatek claimed bronze in the Olympic women's tennis on Friday, a day after her 25-match Roland Garros win streak came to an end.

Four-time French Open champion Swiatek of Poland eased past Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-1, 6-1 in an hour of one-sided action on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Swiatek was defeated by China's Zheng Qinwen in Thursday's semi-finals - her first loss in Paris since 2021 -- while Schmiedlova went down against Donna Vekic of Croatia.

The 23-year-old Swiatek was in tears following her loss to Zheng and she wept again Friday despite becoming the first Polish player to win an Olympic tennis medal.

AFP