(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Iga Swiatek gave everyone a moment rarely seen on a tennis court as the Pole’s phone started ringing while the Pole was preparing for Elena Rybakina‘s serve. On Wednesday night, Swiatek and Rybakina met in the Rome quarterfinal.
In the very first game of the match, the play was interrupted for a minute when a phone started ringing. After realizing it was her phone that was ringing, Swiatek ran toward her bag to turn it off. It took Swiatek a few seconds to locate the phone before handing it to her team.
Ring Ring, Ring Ring ð±
Wonder who was calling? ð pic.twitter.com/jiwBknOCy0 — wta (@WTA) May 17, 2023
Swiatek started strongly but it ended in a very unfortunate way
Swiatek came out absolutely firing against Rybakina, winning the first set with a 6-2 score.
In the second set, Swiatek had a 4-2 lead and a break point for a double-break lead. But Rybakina forced a tie-break, in which Swiatek injured her thigh and had to leave the court for a medical timeout. Swiatek continued to play but retired four games into the third set.
“Hi Guys. I’m sure you’re thinking about what happened last night. We’re checking it. During the second set I…
