"Iga Swiatek being a girl’s girl"- Fans react to Pole's adorable way of acknowledging fellow Paris Olympics medalists Zheng Qinwen and Donna Vekic

Tennis fans recently reacted to Iga Swiatek's gesture of acknowledging her fellow women's singles medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Zheng Qinwen and Donna Vekic. Swiatek secured the bronze medal, Zheng claimed the gold, and Vekic took home the silver.

Swiatek was the top seed and was the favorite to win the gold. She kicked off her Olympic campaign by defeating Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round and Diane Parry in the second.

The World No.1 triumphed over Wang Xinyu in the third round and advanced to the semifinals after her quarterfinal opponent Danielle Collins retired during their match.

Swiatek fell to the eventual gold medalist, sixth-seeded Qinwen in the final four, but recovered well to win the bronze medal by triumphing over Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

Meanwhile, Zheng defeated 13th seed Vekic to win the gold medal and the Croat had to do with taking the silver medal home.

Following the final match, Swiatek, Vekic, and Zheng were presented with their medals. After the ceremony, Swiatek changed her social media cover photo to a picture of the trio holding up their medals.

Following the World No.1 acknowledging her fellow medalists in this way, fans on social media shared their opinions. Some fans commented on Swiatek's camaraderie with her peers:

"Iga being a girl’s girl as always 🫶🏻 ," a fan posted.

"A girl’s girl," a fan added.

One fan referred to Swiatek, Vekic, and Zheng as a "new crew" of the tennis world:

"Oh new crew alert!" a fan wrote.

"Staaaaaahp 😭 😭 😭 🥹 Literal girlhood 😭 ✋🏻 ," a fan wrote.

Some fans also alluded to recent controversies involving all three players and USA opponents.

"Some Americans losing their shit right now," a fan posted.

"This is who yall beefing with ? 😭 " a fan wrote.

One fan also expressed that they wanted Swiatek to remain at the top spot in the tennis rankings.

"Long live the Queen. May she stay no. 1 forever," a fan posted.

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Iga Swiatek: "If I hadn’t won the bronze I would have cried for a week"

Iga Swiatek with her bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source: Getty Images]

Following her bronze medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Iga Swiatek said that if she hadn't won the bronze, she would have been severly disappointed and reeduced to tears.

The Pole acknowledged that being ranked World No.1 gives her strength, but on the other hand losses such as the one to Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals are also valuable lessons.

"If I hadn’t won (the bronze) I would have cried for a week. Being number one makes me feel I can handle everything, but this tournament showed me that’s not the case. This motivates me to work harder," Iga Swiatek said (via CLAY) .

Swiatek also share that she was able to ignore external expectations:

"The thought that I was playing for so many people added pressure that prevented me from playing my best tennis. I thought I had to play for myself and that’s how I faced the bronze match in a better way," she added.

Swiatek was next scheduled to compete at the 2024 Canadian Open but withdrew from the tournament due to fatigue.