Iga Swiatek was funnily caught by her fans liking a meme about bageling rivals and her fanbase absolutely loved it.
Not only has Swiatek been winning a lot since 2022, but she has often done so in a dominant style - she has led the Tour in sets won with a 6-0 scoreline in each of the last four seasons. This year, the six-time Grand Slam champion registered 19 such sets. Most recently, the world No. 2 claimed two bagels after beating Elise Tse 6-0 6-1 and Gabriela Lee 6-2 6-0 during the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.
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On Instagram, tennis account posted a meme about how a player probably feels after they get annihilated but then receive comforting words from the same player who defeated them.
"When you lose 1-6 0-6 but your opponents tell you how great you played," the post in question read.
A fan noticed the post was liked by none other than the Pole, who some fans love to call "The Bagel Queen."
Do you remember what Swiatek once said about the Iga Bakery memes?
A few years ago, Swiatek's fans created an imaginary "Iga Bakery" and would mention that after every set won by the Pole with a 6-0 scoreline. When asked about it, the 24-year-old Pole insisted that she didn't want to get into such stuff because she didn't want to be disrespectful toward her opponents.
"Look, I don't want to really talk about that. I really get why people do that because it's fun and tennis is entertainment and everything. But from the players' point of view, I want to be respectful to my opponents. You don't see the stuff that is behind the scenes. Sometimes it's not easy to play such matches, and sometimes it's not easy also for the opponents. I don't want to talk about the bakery. Twitter can talk about it, but I'm just going to be focused on tennis," Swiatek said in an interview from 2023.
