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Tearful Iga Swiatek rides the emotional waves to launch Wimbledon defence

  • Pole defeats Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in first round

  • ‘Last year the most amazing thing happened. So I felt it’

Rarely has a multiple grand slam winner been in floods of tears after winning a first-round match at Wimbledon. Then again, Iga Swiatek has always been a little out of the box. Brilliant but introverted, fragile yet sublime.

No sooner had last year’s champion offered a victory fist to Centre Court after overcoming the American Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 than the eyes began to water and her Wimbledon towel began to take a soaking. Yet afterwards Swiatek was not entirely able to explain why.

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Jun 30, 2026 Wimbledon 2026 Iga Swiatek Wimbledon

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