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Iga Swiatek reveals she rejected taking part in the second season of Netflix’s tennis documentary after feeling that she and her team were subjected to “hateful” comments following her appearance in Season 1 of Break Point.
This past weekend, Netflix confirmed that there won’t be a Break Point Season 3. Previously, Break Point premiered in January 2023 and Season 2 followed in January of this year.
In Season 1, world No. 1 Swiatek was featured in one episode and her run to the 2022 US Open title. In one particular scene, Swiatek was shown in a hair salon accompanied by her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz.
When the hairdresser asks what kind of haircut she’d like, Abramowicz responds that Swiatek’s hair must be cut in a way that she can tie it back up. Swiatek interjects by saying that she “refuses to sacrifice my hair to sport when everything else is.” The scene then cuts and ends with Abramowicz not saying anything but just giving Swiatek a look.
That scene drew lots of negative attention and criticism and backlash toward Abramowicz, with some calling for Swiatek to fire her. Last year, Swiatek strongly defended Abramowicz by saying that the situation was taken out of context – that she was sarcastic in her answer…
