Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz posted very strong statements after abuse allegations against the head of Polish tennis association Miroslaw Skrzypczynski. The allegations of sexual abuse against Skrzypczynski made by Katarzyna Kotula shocked the Polish tennis community this week.
Kotula, a current Polish Member of Parliament, was only 13 years old when Skrzypczynski allegedly violated her sexually. Kotula referred to Skrzypczynski as a “predator” in a statement to Polish media. The top two Polish players, Swiatek and Hubert, immediately backed the victim and demanded that the accusations against Skrzypczynski be taken seriously. Eventually, Skrzypczynski stepped down from his position as the Polish Tennis Federation president.
Iga Swiatek in 2022
WWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.1, Swiatek played her last match on the 6th of November when she was defeated by world no.5 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Fort Worth (draw).
Currently, during this season Swiatek owns a 67-9 win-loss record. The Pole conquered 8 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open, U.S. Open and San Diego. Iga got to the final in Ostrava.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2022
Ranked world no.10, Hubert played his last match on the 2nd of November when he capitulated to world no.11 Holger Rune 7-5 6-1 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
At present, during this year Hubert has managed to achieve an overall 41-21 match record. This year, the Pole conquered 1 title in Halle. The Pole was the finalist in Montreal.
