Poland’s Swiatek dedicates tennis win to ‘suffering Ukraine’

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek swept aside Anett Kontaveit in the Qatar Open final on Saturday and dedicated her victory to “the people who are suffering in Ukraine”. Former French Open champion Swiatek, seeded seven, needed just over an hour to see off the fourth-seeded Estonian. “I want to show my support to all the people who are suffering in Ukraine,” the 20-year-old Swiatek told the crowd after capturing her fourth career title. “Seeing those images is really emotional for me. I wouldn’t even imagine stuff happening like that in the country next to me.” Her remarks came a day after Russian men’s st…

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