(Provided by Tennis World USA)
World No 1 Iga Swiatek showed major respect and admiration for Venus Williams following her Wimbledon first-round victory. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, turned 43 last month but she is still going strong. Despite achieving great success long ago, Williams still wants to play pro tennis.
Swiatek, 22, is currently the best player in the women’s game. When asked about Williams being a great champion and still competing at 43, Swiatek admitted it’s just amazing to see.
Swiatek pays tribute to Williams
“Honestly, looking at what’s going on really now, I admire she still finds motivation to play.
I think it’s amazing. She really must love the game like truly. Yeah, I just really admire that because I can’t imagine how I’m going to be in, like, 10 or 15 years! But I hope I’m still going to find joy in playing and in competing.
Yeah, besides that, she’s just a legend. She won so many tournaments, like really kind of powerful player. Especially like with Serena, they kind of made this, like, a combo on WTA Tour that was really unbreakable. Yeah, she’s a legend,” Swiatek said.Meanwhile, Swiatek got off to a great start to her Wimbledon run as she ousted…
