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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Iga Swiatek may have suffered a disheartening defeat at the Australian Open 2023. But she has not let that ruin the rest of her season. From her underwhelming time Down Under, she has put together a remarkable string of victories, and she is on her way to doing it again in Dubai. It also coincided with a landmark moment for the WTA. And the celebration obviously had to be grand, but not as grand as Swiatek was planning to make it.

The Polish tennis player reached the finals of the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship after defeating the American teenage sensation Coco Gauff. Though it was obviously a commendable victory, the celebration ended up bringing out a hilarious picture that has fans raving all about it on Twitter.

Fans go berserk over the Dubai semi-final win of Iga Swiatek over Coco Gauff

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The world no.1 met the American tennis heartthrob Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the tennis event in Dubai. Meeting Gauff for the sixth time, the Pole breezed through the match, much like the previous five matches. However, what followed after the match was more interesting, at least for the fans. What made the day more special was that the WTA completed 50 years. And that called for a celebration. So, when she cut the cake with a sword, to make her victory more iconic, she gestured to lick the sword. A picture of the same was uploaded by Jimmie48 Photography and fans had a field day in the comments.

One fan ran short of words and just stated, “Omgggg XDDDD”. And here’s what others had to say…

Fans raved about her celebration. Taking inspiration from her warrior like tennis performance to her cheat day, fans have cracked hilarious jokes.

Swiatek celebrated the 50th anniversary of the WTA by cutting the cake. However, she made sure not to miss out on her celebration, too.

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As WTA completes 50 years of its formation in 2023, the presence and development of female players show how far the sport has come, and how far it still has to go.

Even after losing, Gauff shows maturity

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Despite the loss, Coco Gauff has not let her morale go down yet. With her consistent growth and support from her father, Gauff has been climbing the ladder in the professional circuit. Nonetheless, she also acknowledges the fact that she is not the only sibling in the home.

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After her quarter-finals victory in Dubai, she talked about her father who has stayed back home. Apart from her, her parents have to care for her two younger brothers and Gauff acknowledges the fact that they both need a father figure at home. 

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So, pushing him to be with them, Gauff has yet again proved that age is not a criterion to show how mature one person can be.