Iga Sviatek, the first in the WTA hierarchy, responded to criticism after the final of the tournament in San Diego, where she defeated Donna Vekic (6-3, 3-6, 6-0). The athlete from Poland became the target of several tennis players, and a few days later Iga also responded to the gesture in that match.

VIDEO Iga Sviatek, a gesture that causes new criticism, after the athlete was already “warned” by John McEnroe

How Iga Sviatek motivated this gesture at the WTA 500 tournament in San Diego

WTA No. 1 Iga Sviatek was once again in the spotlight after the famous US Open match with Lauren Davis, when she tried to intimidate the American athlete with a gesture that caused a huge wave of criticism.

John McEnroe and Barbara Shett were the first to condemn the Polka backlash, and in San Diego it appears to have had a relapse.

In the final act of the tournament, which he won, the second set to be exact, at 3-2 in favor of Vekic, Iga made a goalkeeper gesture while standing at the net, hoping to destabilize Vekic, which did not happen.

The WTA #1 has responded to a huge wave of criticism and finally responded.

“I can’t control it, but I hope it doesn’t happen again. I’m working on it. It is an involuntary response to stress, depending on what is happening. I did it during the US Open and I remember it being a busy time.

In San Diego, I did it completely unconsciously. Right after the game I went up to Donna and apologized. She was not angry, apparently, she did not even remember this phase.

I hope the fans will understand me in turn. I am aware of the many negative comments that have appeared online following this incident.

I’m not proud of the fact that sometimes I’m not in control of my actions on the field.” – this is the reason.

Iga Svyatek and the US Open gesture

Iga Sviatek will be present in Texas, at the Tournament of Champions

The Tournament of Champions will be held from October 31 to November 7 and will also feature Iga Sviatek, who has won 8 of the 16 tournaments she has competed in. Two of them are the Grand Slam tournaments, Roland Garros and the US Open.

Final ranking of WTA Race 2022

Iga Svyatek – 10335 points

Ons Zhaber – 4555 points

Jessica Pegula – 4316 points

Coco Gauff – 3271 points

Maria Sakkari – 3121 points

Caroline Garcia – 3000 points

Aryna Sabalenko – 2970 points

Darya Kasatkina – 2935 points

Veronika Kudermetova – 2795 points

Simona Halep – 2661 points

Since Simona Halep was temporarily disqualified for doping, she was replaced by Madison Keys. The first 8 will enter two groups, and the 9th and 10th places (Kudermetova and Keys) will be reserves.