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How Iga Swiatek has launched Polish tennis to new heights
Posted on September 29, 2024 by admin
How Iga Swiatek has launched Polish tennis to new heights
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Two-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek heads into Wimbledon as the world No. 1. Back home in Poland, her success — and that of compatriot Hubert Hurkacz on the men’s side — has seen the sport’s popularity surge.
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Moving around the grounds of a grass court tournament in the central Polish village of Michalowek, Aneta Budzalek has the air of a parent beaming with pride.
Budzalek is the director of this particular stop for juniors on the International Tennis Federation World Tennis tour. She is also coordinator of the amateur tennis program, Tenis Open Polska, at the Polish Tennis Association.
“I’m very happy that finally tennis is so popular in Poland,” she tells DW.
The 39-year-old says she wanted to play tennis as a child, but she only took up the sport properly aged 30. She says tennis remains an expensive sport in Poland compared to, say, the national sport of football.
“It was my dream that tennis would one day no longer be a sport exclusively for wealthy elites,” she says.
Now, thanks in part to the successes of women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and men’s No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz, Budzalek’s dream is closer to becoming a reality. Polish tennis is seeing an intense growth spurt, providing ample evidence to decision-makers that there are not enough facilities for the population.
“Tennis has always been considered an elite sport, and now our main goal is to change the image of tennis,” Budzalek says.
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