Iga Swiatek memes go viral following fun WTA challenge

Iga Swiatek's picture was recently shared by the WTA on Twitter, with a fun meme challenge thrown open to tennis fans.

The picture, a cut-out from the original, showed the Pole running and stretching out for a backhand. As a reward for the challenge, the WTA announced that they would be re-tweeting the best photoshopped memes.

"We had fun with it last time...So let's have another go, TT!Best Photoshop gets a retweet," read the WTA's post.

Tennis fans were quick to superimpose the picture on some hilarious backdrops with fun captions. One meme used the picture to show the French Open champion fencing against a hapless opponent.

Another meme showed the 21-year-old flying across a basketball court, going for a slam dunk.

The WTA are close to picking a winner; they have posted the top three memes and asked their followers to vote for the one they think is the best.

One of the shortlisted memes shows Swiatek climbing the Empire State Building. In the second, she is seen filling up the tank of her brand-new Porsche - a reference to her winning the car at the recent Stuttgart Open.

The third focusses on her stressed face, as she hilariously appears to stretch out to feed a baby in time.

"Too many edits to decide from...Pick your favorite from these three here, or vote/reply for another!" posted the WTA channel.

Swiatek is known to take memes on her gestures sportingly, so it won't be surprising if she herself reacts to the WTA post soon.

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Iga Swiatek all set to kick off her Madrid Open 2023 campaign

Iga Swiatek in action at the 2023 Stuttgart Open

Iga Swiatek will begin her 2023 Madrid Open campaign on Thursday, April 27. After receiving a first-round bye, she will face the winner of the match between Emma Raducanu and a Qualifier/Lucky Loser.

The 21-year-old comes into the tournament fresh off a convincing victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Stuttgart Open final. After clinching her maiden title of the season at the Qatar Open, this was the Pole's second title of the season and her 13th on tour so far.

In a post-match interview, Swiatek sounded confident and satisfied with her game plan.

"I wanted to win really, really hard, but I knew that I can't really focus on that and just I have to keep doing my job as I did on previous matches," she said. "I'm pretty happy that I could kind of have good mentality and just focus on what I want to do tennis-wise."

Last year, Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Madrid tournament due to a shoulder injury. After a perfect start to her clay season this time, the two-time French Open champion will look to continue her momentum in the Spanish capital.