As Iga Swiatek continues to dominate women’s tennis, find out the meaning behind the popular “Iga’s bakery” term as fans go crazy on social media, along with the meanings behind the ‘bagel’ and ‘breadstick’ terms.
At just 22-years-old Swiatek is has already been the WTA No. 1 since March 21, 2022, and won both the 2020 and 2022 French Open.
Explained meaning behind “Iga’s bakery”, ‘bagel’ and ‘breadstick’ in explained, as Iga Swiatek meme goes viral on Twitter
After another shutout win, or “double bagel,” Iga Swiatek is choosing to ignore the “Iga’s Bakery” noise out of respect for her opponents.
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— ESPN (@espn) June 4, 2023
Iga Swiatek has completed four 🥯s at #FrenchOpen this year.
But the World No.1 is not indulging in the 'Iga's Bakery' meme-storm that has ensued following her dominant performances.
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Tennis fans have begun using the term “Iga’s Bakery” on social media more frequently during the 2023 French Open.
Meaning behind “Iga’s bakery” explained
The meaning behind “Iga’s Bakery” is simply a reference to the scores of Swiatek’s unfortunate opponents. Bagels in tennis, happens when a player gets shut out in a set, losing 6-0. Meanwhile, Breadsticks happen when an opponent wins only one game losing 6-1 in a set.
The popular “Iga’s Bakery” meme comes following Swiatek’s current games where she has been handing those out to opponents. Just recently, Swiatek gave a double bagel to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during the Italian Open on May 12. She also proceeded to hand out four bagels, one each to Cristina Bucsa and Claire Liu at Roland Garros. Meanwhile, the other two came as a double bagel to Xinyu Wang.
“I don’t want to talk about the bakery”
Although fans are amused by the idea of Swiatek running a bakery, the star is certainly not interest in taking part in the craze. She recently stated:
Look, I don’t want to really talk about that. I really get why people do that because it’s fun and tennis is entertainment and everything,” Swiatek said, according to Reuters. “But from the players’ point of view, I want to be respectful to my opponents. You don’t see the stuff that is behind the scenes – sometimes it’s not easy to play such matches and sometimes it’s not easy also for the opponents.
“I don’t want to talk about the bakery. Twitter can talk about it, but I’m just going to be focused on tennis.”
Meaning behind bagel in tennis
A bagel in tennis simply refers to when a player secures a 6-0 win in a single set. In such a set, a player wins the entire set without losing a single point to the opponent. Meanwhile, a double bagel is when a player wins a pair of 6-0 wins to sweep a best-of-three match.
Although Swiatek has handed out tons of bagels in her career, it is considerably rarer to secure double bagels. She has so won seven double bagels in her career, with only one them coming during a grand slam event. Meanwhile, Swiatek has handed out an impressive 65 bagels throughout her career so far.
Suzanne Lenglen and Margaret Court currently holds the record for most double bagels in grand slam singles tournaments. Both these players have 14 double bagels. Serena Williams, who is widely considered to be the greatest female tennis player has only four double bagels in grand slam singles events.
Meaning behind breadstick in tennis
A breadstick in Tennis refers to when a player wins 6-1 in a set. The player allows the opponent just a single win in such a set. Meanwhile a player gets a double breadstick when they win two sets 6-1, 6-1 to sweep a match. Swiatek has so far made 92 breadsticks throughout her career. This includes 10 double breadsticks and 14 bagel and breadstick pairings (6-1, 6-0 wins).
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