‘I Approached Donna and Apologized’ – Iga Swiatek Finally Breaks Silence Over Fans’s Negative Comments About Her

World No 1 Iga Swiatek is in the form of her life. This season, she won 64 out of 72 matches she played. With this, the 21-year-old also became the only Grand Slam champion to qualify for the WTA Finals this year. Swiatek is having a dream run and has clinched eight out of 16 titles she played for.

However, a particular move against Donna Vekić in the finals of the San Diego Open raised a few eyebrows. The world number 1 spoke about it in a recent interview.

Iga Swiatek on her hand-waving incident

In the final of the San Diego Open, Swiatek was up against Donna Vekic of Croatia. The unseeded Croatian did exceptionally well in the tournament and gave a tough challenge to the world number 1 in the final as well. After winning the first set 6-3, Swiatek looked in trouble in the second set.

Meanwhile, Swiatek got restless and raised both her arms for a moment after returning the ball to the other side. However, Vekic still won the point and also the set. Later, the world number one staged a strong comeback and handed a bagel to the creation in the decider set. However, fans were not happy with the hindrance Iga had committed. Although Swiatek was quick to apologize for her actions, the 21-year-old was getting a lot of hate. In a recent interview, she spoke about the same.

“I can’t control it, but I hope it will never happen again. We are working on it. It is a stress reaction to what is happening. It is an involuntary reaction. I did it during the US Open, and as I recall it was a stressful moment. In San Diego, I did it unconsciously,” Swiatek clarified.

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She further added, “Right after the game, I approached Donna and apologized. She had no hard feelings, it turned out she didn’t recall this at all. I hope fans will understand me as well.”

Up next, Iga is set to play in the WTA Finals in Texas.

Swiatek completes 30 weeks as world number 1

After a dominant performance, the 21-year-old Swiatek entered the 31st week as world number 1. Interestingly, it being her first stint at the pinnacle spot, she also created a unique record.

Iga Swiatek became the only fourth player in the history of WTA to cross 30 weeks, ranked world number 1 in her first stint. German tennis legend Steffi Graf tops the chart with 186 weeks of reign in her first stint. Second on the list is Swiss great Martina Hingis, who did it for 80 consecutive weeks. American tennis legend Serena Williams topped for 57 weeks and stands third in the list before Swiatek.

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With the Pole still looking very strong, she might go past the above three as well. With the closest being Serena Williams, can she do it? Let us know in the comments.