Iga Swiatek Fans Turn Against Her ‘Damn Useless’ Psychologist as Alarming Beijing Open Exit Leads to Emergence of a Scapegoat
Tennis pundits sang praises for Iga Swiatek when she won the French Open. Chris Evert even said she would love to see the Pole break her Roland Garros record of 7 titles. But after her Poland Open win, Swiatek could not get past the semi-finals of all four tournaments. The 22-year-old’s US Open run was the most disappointing so far, and she penned a lengthy note to her fans after she lost the World No.1 ranking. Swiatek thanked her fans and team for supporting her through thick and thin.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has always been confident about her team. She broke barriers by hiring a sports psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, and even credited a part of her win to her psychologist. But Abramowicz’s recent act in the Tokyo Open made the Pole’s fans furious.
The former World No.1 exited the Tokyo tournament in the Quarter-finals itself, which is technically her second round. This defeat twisted the knife, as Swiatek could not dodge consecutive losses.
The three-time Roland Garros champion lost to Veronika Kudermetova, whom she defeated in straight sets in the previous four encounters.
Swiatek’s psychologist was spotted scrolling through her phone during the quarter-final match. A fan account of Swiatek shared the image of her team occupied in their world. The post was captioned, “D@ria is scrolling twitter now.” Swiatek had already lost her first set by then, and fans were aggravated.
