Tennis Controversy Erupts as Nasty Comment on 22-Year-Old Iga Swiatek Enrages Fans

Iga Swiatek continues to assert her dominance in the WTA tour. The world number 1 has held her ranking for 70 consecutive weeks now and it seems like she could be hard to dethrone. By adding the Warsow Open title to her cabinet, she has also reigned supreme in front of her home crowd. Almost, like nothing could go wrong for the 22-year-old at the moment, right?

However, a former tennis player has managed to demean Swiatek’s accolades. Jimmy Arias who also happens to be a commentator for Tennis Channel was critical of the Pole’s on-court attire. His disrespectful comments received plenty of flak from the fans as they came to the world number 1’s rescue.

Arias tried to belittle Swiatek right after her triumph in Warsaw. He said, “ I don’t think she’s been great for women’s tennis bc she wears her hat so low that you can’t even see her face or eyes during the match, so you don’t get a connection as much as you could… I want to see her personality.”