Poland and the USA kicked off their 2025 United Cup final match with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, and the American player won. After the game, though, there was a brief tense moment when the two players gathered to shake hands. The world No. 2 Swiatek appeared to shake hands with the No. 3 Gauff in a chilly manner. The Pole was later criticized by a number of fans as a result.
In Sydney, Gauff defeated Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to give the USA the lead. She then went to the net to shake the Pole’s hand after doing a digging celebration.
After giving the American the shortest of handshakes, a clearly irritated Swiatek left the court, clearly not in the mood to engage in small talk. Gauff continued to celebrate courtside alongside the other members of the American team.
Swiatek’s seemingly uninterested attitude during her handshake with Gauff did not impress many X fans.
One fan wrote: “Iga is such a sore loser.”
Another one commented: “Iga the sore loser. Glad she lost.”
One fan wrote: “Iga is FROSTY! Mama was salty as hell.”
Another wrote: “That handshake, more reasons to dislike Iga.”
Digging DEEP 😤@CocoGauff | #UnitedCup pic.twitter.com/9nP2VHSF24
— United Cup (@UnitedCupTennis) January 5, 2025
Coco Gauff in 2025
Currently ranked no.3, Gauff played her last match on the 5th of January when she defeated world no.2 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4 in the final in Australia to win her 10th career title.
This season the American has an overall 5-0 match record. Coco has won 1 title in Australia.
Coco Gauff will square off with the world no.211 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never competed against each other till now in top events.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2025 in Australia.
The American won 10 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Iga Swiatek in 2025
Now the world no.2, the Pole played her last match on the 5th of January when she lost to world no.3 Cori Gauff 6-4 6-4 in the final in Australia (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Pole has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record. Iga Swiatek’s latest run in Australia was the best achievement of her season.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek squared off 14 times. Their actual record is 11-3 for Swiatek. Before, the last time they locked horns, Coco Gauff won 6-4 6-4 in the final in Australia (United Cup) on the 5th of January 2025.
