(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek showed her caring and symphatetic side in Warsaw as she used her towel to pick up a bag and then safely remove it from the court. On Saturday, Swiatek took on Linda Noskova in her delayed Warsaw quarterfinal.
Leading 2-0 in the first set, Swiatek noticed there was a bug near the baseline. Instead of killing it or removing it with a racket, Swiatek went to grab a towel. Then, Swiatek gently picked up the bug and then handed the towel over to her psychologist Daria Abramowicz.
The crowd cheered as Swiatek made sure the bug was safely removed from the court.
It’s a bug’s life ð@iga_swiatek | #BNPParibasWarsawOpen pic.twitter.com/KWmra3WXEL — wta (@WTA) July 29, 2023
Swiatek then went on to beat Noskova
After safely removing the bug from the court, Swiatek went on to claim a comfortable 6-1 6-4 win over Noskova.
Swiatek made a lightning start against Noskova, breaking the rising Czech start in the second game to go up by an early break. In the fourth game, Noskova had her first game points but Swiatek saved two game points en route to clinching her second break and eventually opening a 5-0 lead against…
