"Iga Swiatek can easily play in ATP";"Love women outdoing men" - Fans impressed by Pole besting Casper Ruud during United Cup thriller

Iga Swiatek delivered a stunning performance during Poland's thrilling mixed doubles victory over Norway's Casper Ruud and Ulrikke Eikeri in the group stage of the 2025 United Cup. Her dominance against Ruud in the match sparked a wave of reactions from fans online.

Iga Swiatek and Jan Zielinski began strongly in the mixed doubles match, taking the first set 6-3. However, Ruud and Eikeri dominated the second set and won it 6-0 to take the match to a decider. In the deciding set, with Norway leading 4-3 in the tiebreak, Ruud served to Zielinski.

During the tiebreak, the Norwegian directed a forehand towards Swiatek, who responded with an incredible baseline rally, finishing with a crosscourt forehand winner that left Eikeri completely off guard.

Many fans were notably impressed by Swiatek's determination, expressing their admiration in the comments. One fan even suggested that the former World No. 1 should compete against men in ATP tournaments.

"@iga_swiatek is so good…she can easily play in ATP," they wrote.

"i love casper but i love women outdoing men more," another said.

"iga is a beast, few baseliners better than her in all of tennis rn," a fan chimed in.

Here are a few more reactions from the fans online:

"This is actually insane from her," a fan commented.

"That is BEASTMODE!!! Go girl!!!!!" Another admired.

"Really extraordinary 👏👏👏," a fan said.

Initially, Casper Ruud had set the tone for Team Norway with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. However, Iga Swiatek responded decisively, delivering a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win against Malene Helgø at the Ken Rosewall Arena, leveling the score.

Swiatek and Zielinski triumphed over Eikeri and Ruud 6-3, 0-6, 10-8, securing the tie for Poland and eliminating Team Norway from the tournament.

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"I'm happy to finish it like that": Iga Swiatek reflects on her performance in Poland's victory over Norway

Iga Swiatek at the 2025 United Cup - Image Source: Getty

After the match, Iga Swiatek shared her joy at partnering with compatriot Jan Zielinski in mixed doubles. Despite the challenging encounter, the five-time Major champion expressed satisfaction with her team's ability to elevate their game and secure the victory.

"It's still the old year, so I'm happy to finish it like that," Swiatek said. "I'm really happy that I could play with Jan and show our game. It was pretty tight, but I'm happy that at the end we stepped up the level and finished it so Poland could win," she said (via ATP Tour).

Earlier, Iga Swiatek played the first match of her 2025 season against Malene Helgø. and she registered a comfortable 6-1, 6-0 victory.