Iga Swiatek ‘Hungry For More’ After Paris Olympics Bronze…..

Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to eventual gold-medallist Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals, though she recovered to beat Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova in the bronze-medal match to claim Poland’s first-ever tennis medal at the Olympics

Iga Swiatek says she is “hungry for more” after claiming the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. (Medal Table | Schedule & Results | Full Coverage)

Swiatek has been a dominant force at Roland-Garros, winning four of the last five French Opens, including this year’s, after cruising past Jasmine Paolini.

The Pole was the favourite going into the Games too, and looked set to make good on that promise as she picked up where she left off on the clay court.

However, she suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to eventual gold-medallist Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals, though she recovered to beat Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova in the bronze-medal match to claim Poland’s first-ever tennis medal at the Olympics.

Reflecting on her time in Paris, Swiatek acknowledged the rollercoaster of emotions that came with the tournament and how much she has progressed since competing in Tokyo three years ago.

“After a couple of days, I feel ready to sum up this chapter… Joy, happiness, sadness, disappointment, satisfaction, hunger for more, pride and so many other emotions, thoughts… I’m still figuring it out, and I feel how valuable this experience was to me,” Swiatek said in a post on social media.

“Maybe in the future, I will assess two weeks with a bigger picture and better perspective, but I already see a lot. First of all, how much progress I’ve made since Tokyo. How much I can do, how many opportunities I have to become a better player and human.