French Open winner Swiatek to quarantine after contact with Polish President

French Open winner Iga Swiatek said on Saturday she feels good, but will quarantine, after she met Polish President Andrzej Duda who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus.

"Neither I nor members of my team have symptoms of coronavirus. We carry out tests regularly. We will quarantine ourselves in accordance with current procedures," the 19-year-old tennis star said in a Twitter post.

Fresh from winning the French Open earlier this month and gaining national hero status for doing so, Swiatek met with Duda on Friday, when she was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit for her achievements in sports and promotion of the country internationally.

Mimo wszystko. W trudnych chwilach musimy doceniać to co wspaniałe. Kto nie czuł dumy, kiedy @iga_swiatek wygrywała w Paryżu? Miałem dziś zaszczyt odznaczyć Mistrzynię oraz Pana Tomasza Świątka.
Pani Igo, jest Pani wielkim Ambasadorem Polski. Życzę dalszych sukcesów! pic.twitter.com/pVnMOdtZC1

— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) October 23, 2020

Polish officials said on Saturday that Duda had tested positive for coronavirus and was subject to quarantine but was feeling well. The country is grappling with a surge in the epidemic.

In winning her first Grand Slam title, Swiatek was also the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles in 1992.

She was the first Polish woman to reach the final of the Roland Garros tournament in 81 years.

💬Watch the interview of @iga_swiatek : the Polish player speaks about her victory in Roland-Garros, her first Grand Slam in career. 🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/CzITi3BspH

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 13, 2020