“I advised Iga that I see issues occur in entrance of the cameras and different issues once we are within the locker room. Everybody could be what they need however with out falsehood.”
On the press convention, Danielle Collins launched a direct assault to Iga Swiatek, after the controversies associated to their quarterfinal match on the Paris Olympics. Iga responded by virtually ignoring her opponent and placing an finish to any controversy.
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The controversy within the put up match within the problem between the world number one and the American continued within the put up match and likewise had a tail on social media. First two stunning units with Iga dominating the primary set and the American tennis participant who reacted in an enormous method by successful the second set. When the problem appeared surprisingly modified Iga requested for a bathroom break breaking the rhythm of her opponent and maybe this was her actual aim.
Within the third set Collins hits Iga on the web, taking pictures at her and hurting her fairly a bit, then she makes positive of her situation and after a couple of video games the match ends. A selected problem, which nevertheless continued even after the match, as I stated.Danielle attacked her opponent harshly, making fairly sturdy statements. On the finish of the match, earlier than retiring, Danielle went to speak to her opponent and it appeared like something however compliments.
Iga Swiatek prevented the controversy and defined that she did not say something and was simply attempting to want her a speedy restoration particularly after the medical day out.
“I will not argue about it, as a result of I’ve by no means achieved something dangerous to her. I simply needed to congratulate her on her profitable profession, as a result of everyone knows that that is her final yr. Normally throughout tournaments, once we exit and have time to vary, we’re entitled to five minutes. Right here I requested the girl who accompanied me how a lot time I had. She stated that they do not rely the time right here. So I used the time to vary and clean up, after which I went again on the court docket. I actually did not know the way a lot time had handed, however I did not do something in opposition to the foundations,” she stated.
Former legend Martina Navratilova has spoken out on the problem, attacking each Swiatek and Collins.
In a put up she first wrote: “Guess what number of instances I went to the lavatory in my complete profession in some 1700 matches?”
She then added, in response to a different social put up: “AFAIK, it didn’t occur in any respect. We by no means took toilet breaks again then and definitely not as a ploy…”
Guess what number of instances I went to the lavatory in my entire profession in some 1700 matches?
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) July 31, 2024
AFAIK, it didn’t occur in any respect. We by no means took toilet breaks again then and definitely not as a ploy…
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 9, 2022
