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Five-time expansive slam victor Iga Swiatek was reportedly fixed boosted information during the Miami Open this week aft an "aggressive" instrumentality verbally attacked her astatine the tournament.
The instrumentality has antecedently sent abusive messages to the three-time reigning French Open victor online, BBC Sport reported, citing Swiatek's representatives.
The reported incidental occurred Saturday during a signifier session, and it "[appeared] to beryllium a nonstop modulation from verbal aggression online to harassment successful the existent world," Swiatek's reps said.
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Five-time expansive slam victor Iga Swiatek was reportedly fixed boosted information during the Miami Open this week aft an "aggressive" instrumentality verbally attacked her astatine the tournament. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
"Constructive disapproval is 1 thing, and threats, hatred code oregon adjacent disturbance during grooming is different — this cannot beryllium condoned," a spokesperson for Swiatek said.
"We instrumentality the information and information of each players and tourney attendees highly seriously," the Miami Open said successful a statement. "We perpetually measure immoderate imaginable threats and instrumentality each measurement to respond appropriately. To guarantee the effectiveness of these efforts, we bash not disclose the details of our information operations."
The World Tennis Association added, "Player information is our apical priority. The WTA works intimately with tournaments and their information teams connected champion practices for planetary sporting events to guarantee the information and well-being of each participants.
"There are broad information protocols successful spot to marque definite that immoderate incidents are handled promptly and effectively. The details of these are not thing we sermon publicly, but we are steadfast successful our committedness to maintaining a harmless situation for players and everyone attending 1 of our events."
Swiatek precocious returned from a one-month doping suspension successful which she did not miss immoderate expansive slams. (IMAGN)
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Swiatek precocious returned from a one-month doping suspension successful which she did not miss immoderate expansive slams.
The occurrence comes a small much than a period aft a stalker was removed from a lucifer being played by 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu successful Dubai.
At the Dubai Championships past month, Raducanu said, she could hardly respire and her eyes filled with tears erstwhile a stalker who had approached her earlier successful the tourney was successful the stands during her match.
The No. 2-seeded Swiatek mislaid to chaotic paper Alexandra Eala successful the quarterfinals Wednesday. Asked afterward whether the information concern disrupted her lucifer preparation, Swiatek replied: "No, I wouldn't accidental so." (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The No. 2-seeded Swiatek mislaid to chaotic paper Alexandra Eala successful the quarterfinals Wednesday. Asked afterward whether the information concern disrupted her lucifer preparation, Swiatek replied: "No, I wouldn't accidental so."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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