Iga Swiatek refuses to follow WTA dress code and result makes for amusing photo
Iga Swiatek has explained her failure to follow the dress code for a pre-tournament photo shoot ahead of this week’s WTA Finals in Cancun. The 22-year-old kicked off her campaign with a straight-sets win over Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova after initially going behind early on.
Swiatek and her rivals joined forces on Friday to take part in a photo shoot before the start of the tournament, although she clearly went against the grain regarding the dress code. While the likes of Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula all wore white dresses, Swiatek stole the show in a bright red number by Polish designer Magda Butrym.
She later explained that it was all a miscommunication, with the WTA only asking players to wear white after she had already picked out her dress for the event.
“Honestly, there was no story,” laughed Swiatek. “I picked that dress a couple of months before, and then the WTA emailed us that we should all wear white. And we were like, really? We’re not getting married or something? So we asked them if it’s possible to maybe not have that rule.
