Wide-eyed Swiatek Stands With Legends Agassi And Graf In Cincinnati

Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 16, 2024

Iga Swiatek had a bucket list meeting with two of tennis’ biggest stars at the Cincinnati Open.

The five-year Grand Slam champion posted this photo with tennis’s top couple, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, who called herself a “random girl” who just snapped the photo. Far from random, Swiatek is already more than half way to matching Agassi’s total of eight Grand Slams, although he will have to work for a while if he wants to catch the 22-time Graf, his only winner. The Golden Slam in tennis history, and a 22-time major champion.

Look at this. Just two fairy tales with a random girl in between. It’s amazing. 😍 pic.twitter.com/h9BCQBgnlx

— Iga Światek (@iga_swiatek) August 15, 2024

Swiatek closes the Graf match in Paris, where the German legend has won six of the 22 Slams. Iga has four of those, and became the only woman in history to win four Roland-Garros titles before turning 25 this year in Paris.

When asked to name three people he would like to go to dinner with, Swiatek named Graf as one of them.

The Pole said he would like to learn more about the mental side of the game from the legendary Graf.

“It’s hard for me to compare our styles,” he said. “Obviously we play in different times of tennis. It’s hard to find the same things, especially with his backhand and his slice, his volley, and me not being able to play these types of things. So it’s more about the mind.”

Swiatek is into the quarterfinals in Cincinnati – she will face Mirra Andreeva on Saturday.