Iga Swiatek
Concluding the list is the Polish tennis star, Iga Swiatek, who pulled off a historic run in the women’s pro tennis calendar last year. Swiatek held the world's No. 1 rank for more than 12 months and also won the French Open and US Open last year. Along with her excellence on the court, she also emerged as a voice of awareness regarding mental health and a pillar of support behind many Ukrainians amidst the Russian invasion. The excerpt on Swiatek was written by Mikaela Shiffrin, who stated, "As an athlete, and more importantly as a human, she embodies the kind of confidence that everyone should emulate – the confidence of action over mere talk.”
