LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women’s Wimbledon final on Saturday, after not attending last year’s match while she was recovering from cancer.
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women’sWimbledonfinal on Saturday, after not attending last year’s match while she was recovering from cancer.
Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0for her first Wimbledon title.
Kate, the wife of Prince William, is the patron of the All England Club and has regularly attended the men’s and women’s finals. However, she was not there whenBarbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolinifor the women’s title last year.
On Saturday, she was greeted by a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd as she entered the Royal Box just before the final between the eighth-seeded Swiatek and No. 13 Anisimova started.
After the match, she took part in the trophy presentation on court, first handing the runner-up trophy to Anisimova and then the Venus Rosewater Dish to Swiatek.
After leaving the court following the ceremony, the princess and Swiatek had a conversation in a room inside the tournament’s main stadium before the Polish player walked out onto a balcony to show the trophy to the crowd waiting outside.
Last year, Kate did hand the trophy toCarlos Alcaraz after his victory over Novak Djokovicin the men’s final, when she made only her second public appearance sinceannouncing she was diagnosed with cancer.
She has been gradually returning to public duties since since announcing last fall that she hadcompleted chemotherapy, and took part in welcoming French PresidentEmmanuel Macronduring his state visit to Britain this week.
Alcaraz plays Jannik Sinnerin the men’s finalon Sunday. ___
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