Iga Swiatek has been suspended from the Australian Open after a strange code violation
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has been kicked out Australian Open Championship In unusual scenes, going down to Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina is in for a big surprise. Kazakh star Rybakina, who won her first major at Wimbledon Last year, he shocked the tennis world with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Swiatek on Sunday.
The successful match got off to an odd start when the number 1 player in the world had a code breach before the match started. Swiatek has broken the rules about how long players are allowed before the end of the warm-up and the start of the game.
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Players are allowed only one minute after the chair umpire has called before they have to serve the first ball. So Swiatek had a time violation because she took too long, which left her somewhat confused.
To her credit, the Polish star didn’t argue the call and continued with the game. However, it may have left her a little shaken.
Swiatek dropped serve from 40-0 in the opener, before falling into an early hole 0-2. Rybakina went on to claim the first set 6-4 in a massive statement against the Australian Open favorite.
Swiatek and Rybakina then traded breaks in the second set before Kazakhstan took the deciding set to take a 5-4 lead. Then I loaded her service Stamping surprise victory seal.
The Russian-born Kazakh never got past the third turn at Melbourne Park. She will now play Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals after the 2017 French Open champion defeated seventh seed Coco Gauff after just a few minutes.
“It was a really tough match and I really respect Iga for her plan for the big tournaments,” Rybakina said in her on-court interview. “She’s a young player and is playing really well.
“Today I was serving really well, just struggling on one side but I think in the important moments I played really well, it made a big difference. I get nervous every time I go out on the court. It’s a big win and I’m just happy to get through a round.” other.”
The unusual scenes left fans and commentators stunned, with Channel 9 commentator Sam Smith calling it a “devastating” performance from Rybakina. With Swiatek, Rafa Nadal, Ons Jabeur and Casper Ruud knocked out, it marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top seeds in the men’s and women’s teams reached the quarterfinals at a major.
Tennis fans are angry about the Australian Open schedule
Tennis fans and commentators had earlier called the Australian Open organizers some baffles Schedule Sunday games in Melbourne Park. Many were surprised to learn that the Swiatek-Rybakina match will be played at 12:30 PM on Sunday afternoon, and not in the prime time 7 PM. That means the match started at 2.30am in Poland, where Swiatek has a huge fan following.
Instead, Stefanos Tsitsipas’ confrontation with Yannick Sinner was given prime time billing, followed by Victoria Azarenka’s confrontation with Lin Zhu. But many felt Swiatek and Rybakina should have been given top billing given the pair have four Grand Slam titles between them – three for Swiatek and one for Rybakina.
The Swiatek-Rybakina match started just half an hour before Gauff took on Ostapenko at Margaret Court Arena, making it a nightmare for women’s tennis fans who wanted to watch the two matches. Tennis journalist Gaspar Ribeiro Lanka was among the many to bemoan the bizarre schedule, tweeting: “Ija Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina, defending Roland Garros champion and US Open champion and world No. 1 vs defending champion Wimbledon, will start at 12. : 30pm at Rod Laver Arena Australian Open please explain.
A Twitter account The Tennis Letter wrote: “Elena Rybakina is the reigning champion of the most important tournament in tennis history. Iga Swiatek is the most dominant world #1 in years. Anyone else have a problem with this?”
Others called it “disrespectful” and “ridiculous” treatment of female stars. But some have suggested that Swiatek may have required her matches to be played in the daytime session rather than the nighttime session. While Australian Open organizers have previously said they don’t give anyone preferential treatment, players are known to demand the time they play, especially if they are among the top players.
with AAP
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