Iga Swiatek produced a moment of sheer brilliance during Poland’s pulsating mixed doubles match against Norway’s Casper Ruud and Ulrikke Eikeri in the group phase of the ongoing 2025 United Cup. Swiatek and her mixed doubles partner Jan Zielinski came out on top in the thrilling encounter to seal a memorable comeback win for Poland in the topsy-turvy tie.
The moment came in the match tiebreak. With Norway leading the tiebreak 4-3 at the time, Ruud served to Zielinski. After a brief rally between the two, Ruud hit a forehand in Swiatek’s direction. The former WTA World No. 1 in singles went toe-to-toe with the former ATP World No. 2, and the epic baseline rally ended with Swiatek hitting a crosscourt forehand winner, completely catching Eikeri out.
Watch Iga Swiatek’s memorable winner below:
IT WAS CRAZY pic.twitter.com/W4Ob0LcHNK
— Out of Context Iga Świątek (@SwiatekOOC) December 30, 2024
Earlier in the tie, Ruud and Swiatek had won their respective singles rubbers to start the mixed doubles match with the score at 1-1. Thanks to Swiatek and Zielinski’s efforts, Poland now finds itself in second position in Group B, behind Czechia.
Swiatek also produced a rather hilarious moment on the court, as she got irked by the crowd in Sydney after she misunderstood their chants.
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