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Poland's Linette reaches first Grand Slam tennis semi-finals

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Poland’s Magda Linette upset former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova, 6:3, 7:5, to reach the final four at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Poland's tennis star Świątek named WTA Player of the Year

Number one-ranked tennis player Iga Świątek was crowned the WTA Player of the Year for the first time in her career.

Head of Polish tennis association resigns over sexual abuse scandal

Miroslaw Skrzypczynski, the president of the Polish Tennis Association (PZT), has resigned following accusations of physical and psychological violence and sexual abuse.

Iga Świątek wins 2022 US Open

Tennis world no 1 Iga Świątek from Poland won the women's title at the 2022 US Open tennis grand slam tournament on Saturday, defeating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), and becoming the first Polish woman to win the tournament.

Świątek and Radwańska thrill crowds with charity tennis match for Ukraine

A crowd of over 10,000 watched an exhibition tennis match in the Tauron Arena in Krakow on Saturday in which Iga Swiatek played a charity match against the now retired great Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska in order to raise money for Ukrainian children affected by the war.

Świątek crashes out of Wimbledon

Polish tennis star and world number one Iga Świątek has been knocked out of Wimbledon in one of the biggest upsets so far at the All England Club.

Poland's Hurkacz beats top-ranked Medvedev in Halle final

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Russia's Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, 6:1, 6:4 to triumph in Halle Open final on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE! Becoming Iga Świątek: How small girl from Raszyn became World No. 1 tennis champ

“If there is a special sauce to Iga Świątek’s success, a school on Bonifacego street in Stegny might have the recipe,” says TFN’s Stuart Dowell who goes back in time and talks to those who knew the young Iga and those who saw her rise. 

Tennis fever hits Poland as clubs across the country report surge in interest

Inspired by the successes of Iga Swiątek and Hubert Hurkacz, tennis clubs across Poland are reporting a surge in interest with major investments being made to meet the growing demand from children and adults either taking it up for the first time or returning to the sport.

IGA WINS FRENCH OPEN!

Top-seeded Iga Świątek has defeated American Cori "Coco" Gauff 6-1, 6-3 to win the women's singles final at the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Paris.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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