Until recently, Poland could not boast of high-class tennis players. But Agnieszka Radwanska managed to break into the number of the strongest and for many years steadily ranks among the top ten.
Briefly about the main thing
Agnieszka Radwanska was born on March 6, 1989. Her family was athletic. Grandfather played hockey, and his father was a tennis player. Coaching his daughters, he brought them to a professional level. Sister Agnieszka Ursula also performs in WTA series tournaments.
Some outstanding physical data are not qualities that distinguish Radvansk Agnieszka. Tennis of the Polish athlete is primarily a combination game. If Sharapova and the Williams sisters are betting on a powerful power game, trying to knock out rivals with one or two hits, then Agnieszka Radwanska is simply incapable of this due to physical characteristics.
Tennis player prefers a long ball. She takes her points, exhausting rivals and bringing the combination to the right blow. A defensive strategy is not to everyone's liking. Agnieszka Radwanska is an uncomfortable rival.
Sporting success
The athlete began performing at the junior level in 2003. She performs both solo and in tandem with Ursula. Among the achievements is a victory in the Junior Federation Cup.
Agnieszka Radwanska started playing at adult tournaments since 2005. Progressing from year to year, in 2007 she takes the first WTA trophy, winning the tournament in Stockholm. In 2008, breaks into the top 10 strongest.
Particularly successful Agnieszka plays precisely in the WTA series tournaments. To date, 20 titles have been won. A childhood dream - one of the Grand Slam trophies - remains unattainable so far. Closest to the coveted title, Radwanska crawled in 2012. Then she lost in the final of the Wimbledon tournament to Serena Williams.
The biggest career success came in 2015. Then Radwanska won the final WTA tournament in Singapore, defeating the Czech athlete Kvitova in the final.
A worthy Polish tennis player performed at the final tournament of 2016, reaching the semifinals. There, Agnieszka was outplayed by her friend Angelica Kerber.
Outside the court
Winning WTA tournaments one after another, Agnieszka does not forget about her personal life. Together with her sister, she maintains friendly relations with other tennis players with Polish names.
On social networks, photos constantly appear from the joint recreation of the sisters of Radwanski,
Carolina Wozniacki, Angelica Kerber.
Recently, information leaked that Agnieszka was getting married. Lucky her game partner David Celt.
In 2013, a girl from Catholic Poland starred in a bold photo shoot of ESPN The Body Issue. For this demonstration, Agnieszka was showered with curses at home. The athlete herself said that she took part in this action solely for reasons of popularizing tennis.
In any case, Agnieszka Radwanska is one of the main symbols of sports Poland. It was she who became the first athlete from this country to earn a million dollars in prize money. Tennis player today is in great shape and is able to delight fans for many seasons.