WEEKEND FLASH: Why Is Everyone Calling Iga Swiatek the ‘Bagel Queen’ and What Did She Just did on Social Media That Has Tennis Fans Absolutely Losing Their Minds Right Now and Criticize her Intenstly đđ„
absolutely loved it.
Not only has Swiatek been winning a lot since 2022, but she has often done so in a dominant style – she has led the Tour in sets won with a 6-0 scoreline in each of the last four seasons. This year, the six-time Grand Slam champion registered 19 such sets. Most recently, the world No. 2 claimed two bagels after beating Elise Tse 6-0 6-1 and Gabriela Lee 6-2 6-0 during the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.
On Instagram, tennis account posted a meme about how a player probably feels after they get annihilated but then receive comforting words from the same player who defeated them.
“When you lose 1-6 0-6 but your opponents tell you how great you played,” the post in question read.
A fan noticed the post was liked by none other than the Pole, who some fans love to call “The Bagel Queen.”
Do you remember what Swiatek once said about the Iga Bakery memes?
A few years ago, Swiatek’s fans created an imaginary “Iga Bakery” and would mention that after every set won by the Pole with a 6-0 scoreline. When asked about it, the 24-year-old Pole insisted that she didn’t want to get into such stuff because she didn’t want to be disrespectful toward her opponents.
“Look, I don’t want to really talk about that. I really get why people do that because it’s fun and tennis is entertainment and everything. But from the players’ point of view, I want to be respectful to my opponents. You don’t see the stuff that is behind the scenes. Sometimes it’s not easy to play such matches, and sometimes it’s not easy also for the opponents. I don’t want to talk about the bakery. Twitter can talk about it, but I’m just going to be focused on tennis,” Swiatek said in an interview from 2023.
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Slam legend Sania Mirza tells players how to block out ‘sad’ bettors and trolls
Sania Mirza is advising players to simply ignore whatever trolls have to say as the former six-time Grand Slam champion finds such people as “sad” and probably “really unhappy” with their lives.
When Mirza launched her pro tennis career in 2003, social media was barely present at the time. But as it grew over the years and social media abuse was increasing, the Indian tennis legend experienced it on her own skin how it feels to be insulted or threatened by a stranger on the internet.
Sadly, not that social media abuse hasn’t gone away, but it has increased over the last few years. That has led to WTA players often taking a screenshot of messages they receive from angry bettors and exposing them.
“It made me very thick-skinned. So, I actually find it quite humorous. I actually find it quite funny that people who have never held a cricket bat or a tennis racket or a boxing glove in their hand can have such a big opinion about what you do professionally. And I feel really sad for them sometimes, because I’m like, you must really be unhappy with your life to hate someone you’ve never met who’s trying to represent the country at the highest level,” Mirza said at an event in Bengaluru.
Mirza: Social media cannot make or break your heart
After making her point clear about how to deal with angry bettors, Mirza also suggested that players also should not give too much attention to positive comments, and only listen to their inner circle.
“You don’t take the good to heart, and you don’t take the bad to heart. Because social media or media cannot make or break your day. It cannot be that important,” the Indian tennis legend added.
While Mirza enjoyed certain success in singles and won one title there and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 27, by far her greatest success came in doubles, where she won three Grand Slams in women’s doubles and three in mixed doubles.
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