Iga Swiatek was caught viciously waving her hands in her match against Donna Vekic in San Diego during an exchange at the net. This was not the first time that the world number 1 was caught doing this. She was blasted by the tennis fans for unsportsmanlike conduct. As reported by sport.pl, she commented.

“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. 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. I’m aware of the many negative comments on the internet concerning this incident.

I’m not proud of the fact that sometimes I am not in control of what I do on the court.”

Iga Swiatek in 2022

At the moment ranked no.1, Iga played her last match on the 16^th of October when she beat world no.71 Donna Vekic 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the final in San Diego to win her 11^th

career title.

At present, during this year Iga has a 64-8 match record. The Pole clinched 8 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open, U.S. Open and San Diego. Iga was the runner-up in Ostrava.

Donna Vekic in 2022

At the moment ranked no.71, Donna played her last match on the 19^th of October when she lost to world no.9 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 in the 2^nd round in Guadalajara (draw).

Until now, during this year Donna has achieved a 28-20 win-loss record. Donna Vekic’s most significant accomplishment of the present year was reaching the final in San Diego.

Iga Swiatek and Donna Vekic fought against each other 3 times. Their actual record is 3-0 for Swiatek. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Iga Swiatek won 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the final in San Diego (San Diego Open) on the 16^th of October 2022.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.