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In March this year, the former World Number 1, Iga Swiatek, announced a historic partnership with Roger Federer’s multi-billion dollar brand, On. In the process, she became the first female athlete to form a partnership with the Swiss company. Swiatek, a Rafael Nadal fangirl, has been one of the top players on the women’s circuit for quite some time now. Earlier this year, she won the French Open, thereby successfully defending her title. Recently, she gave an amazing surprise to her psychologist, Daria Abramowicz.

Daria has been working with Swiatek for quite some time now. They joined forces in 2019 when the Polish star was just 17 and ranked in the top 150 of the WTA rankings. Here’s what Swiatek gifted to her psychologist.

Daria Abramowicz showcases the gift of Iga Swiatek

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Recently, Swiatek’s psychologist celebrated her 36th birthday. On this occasion, she received a wonderful surprise from the four-time Grand Slam champion.

The former World Number 1 Swiatek gifted her psychologist a pair of shoes of On. The latter took to her official Instagram handle where she showed the gift received from Swiatek. The white and green sneakers looked amazing as Swiatek’s psychologist wrote, “Another year, another gift from @iga.swiatek.”

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Last year, Swiatek gifted Daria a specially customized Asics T-shirt. Before joining On, Swiatek was in a partnership with the Japanese sportswear brand. Further, the Polish superstar has a close working relationship with Daria. The two have gone on to achieve tremendous success together. Swiatek once revealed what made Daria so special.

When Swiatek revealed Daria’s impact on her game

In 2020, Swiatek clinched her maiden Grand Slam title, the French Open. Following that success, she spoke highly about her psychologist, Daria. She said, “Daria was the best I could get because she just understands me very well and she knows me very well and she can kind of read my mind, which is weird. She just made me smarter. I know more about sports and I know more about psychology and I can understand my own feelings and I can say them out loud. She just makes my confidence level higher.”

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Following the US Open, Swiatek lost her Number 1 ranking to Aryna Sabalenka. However, she’ll look to reclaim her top spot and finish this season on a high.

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