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In a thrilling match on Centre Court on Tuesday, Elina Svitolina defeated world No. 1 Iga Swiatek to extend her incredible run at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Svitolina, who defeated Victoria Azarenka in the previous round, staged a remarkable comeback to win the first set 7-5 against Swiatek. The Pole levelled the match in another closely contested set, 7-6(5), but Svitolina took the final set 6-2 to beat the four-time Slam winner and reach the semifinals.
The Ukrainian star, who also reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2019, will next compete against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic for a spot in Saturday's title clash.
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There was a moment during the quarterfinal match that caught the attention of many. Daria Abramowicz, Iga Swiatek's sports psychologist, said something to the Pole and made a chirping motion with her hand. To this, Swiatek sarcastically replied with a thumbs up.
Several tennis fans were baffled by the duo's bizarre interaction and took to Twitter to express their feelings. One user questioned Abramowicz's actions, saying that instead of being mad at Swiatek, she should be encouraging.
"Shouldn’t she be encouraging her instead of being mad at her?" the user questioned.
Another user sarcastically stated that the Pole would be motivated by her psychologist's irritation with her. The user wrote:
"At this point idk maybe igas motivation is daria annoying her?"
According to another account, if they were in Swiatek's shoes, they would immediately fire Daria Abramowicz.
"I would fire her immediately," the account tweeted.
Here are a few more reactions from tennis fans:
"I lost and I'm not happy for sure" - Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek stated during her press conference that she was obviously unhappy with her performance as she lost. However, she quickly congratulated Elina Svitolina and promised to work hard to be more consistent.
"Well, for sure it's not easy to do that right now 'cause I lost and I'm not happy for sure. I know I gave my all. Maybe that wasn't my best performance today, but also Elina played really well. So congrats to her. I'll work harder to be more consistent in future years and to play better," she said.
After her quarterfinal loss, Iga Swiatek's World No. 1 ranking hangs in the balance. The top ranking hinges on the performance of Aryna Sabalenka, who is set to take on Madison Keys in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (July 12).
Should Sabalenka triumph and advance to the coveted final, she would usurp the No. 1 ranking from Swiatek.
