{"id":83230,"date":"2025-08-20T08:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/83230\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:24:17","slug":"iga-swiatek-interview-takes-awkward-turn-after-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/83230\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek interview takes awkward turn after win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some things are better left unsaid. <\/p>\n<p>Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek\u2019s post-match interview took an awkward turn Sunday when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait, [is that] rain?\u201d Swiatek, 24, said as she looked up at the sky, pausing a question about facing Jasmine Paolini in the final. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\u00ab Attends\u2026 c\u2019est de la pluie ?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\u00ab Non, c&#8217;est probablement moi qui te postillonne dessus pendant que je pose une question \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est quoi cette interview de Swiatek ?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mXlkIvF6kw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mXlkIvF6kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TennisTemple (@tennistemple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennistemple\/status\/1957167973589774843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s probably me spitting on you when I\u2019m asking you a question,\u201d the interviewer said, which drew laughter from the audience at P&amp;G Center Court. <\/p>\n<p>Swiatek glossed over the remark and apologized for pausing the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek\u2019s post match interview took an awkward turn when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final on August 17, 2025.  X<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek said she thought she heard thunder during her post match interview after defeating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final on August 17, 2025.  X<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just heard something, I thought it was thunder,\u201d she said. \u201cOK, whatever \u2014 sorry, that\u2019s just my mind.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The interviewer added, \u201cIt\u2019s an airplane\u201d that the athlete heard.<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek poses with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Jasmine Paolini (ITA) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025.  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek, ranked third, won the Cincinnati Open title for the first time by defeating No. 7 Paolini, 7-5, 6-4 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek had failed to advance past the semifinals in her six previous appearances in Cincinnati \u2014 having lost to Coco Gauff in 2023 and Aryna Sabalenka in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Jasmine Paolini reacts after returning a shot against Iga Swiatek (POL) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025.  Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek didn\u2019t drop a set during a phenomenal run at the U.S. Open tuneup.<\/p>\n<p>The last two years, both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Cincinnati Open champions went on to win the final major of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek won the U.S. Open singles title in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time French Open winner secured her first Wimbledon title after dominating\u00a0American Amanda Anisimova last month. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some things are better left unsaid. 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