Iga Swiatek with food poisoning withdraws from Bad Homburg (Provided by Tennis World FR)
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from Bad Homburg after ‘restless night’ and suspected food poisoning. On Thursday, Swiatek knocked out Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2 in the Bad Homburg quarter-final.
Today, Swiatek was scheduled to face Lucia Bronzetti in the semi-finals. The announcement came shortly after Swiatek learned she would be playing against Zhu Lin in the first round of Wimbledon. “I’m really sorry but I have to give up my match today.
I had a restless night due to fever and possible food poisoning. I am not able to play today and I have to take care of myself. I hope I will recover soon.
Your support in Bad Homburg has been extraordinary, thank you,” Swiatek announced.
I’m so sorry but I have to pull out of my match today. I had a restless night because of some fever and possible food poisoning.
I’m not able to perform today and I need to take care of myself. I hope I’ll be fine soon. Your support in Bad Homburg was amazing, thank you. pic.twitter.com/pAuN8Ug4u7 — Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek (@iga_swiatek) June 30, 2023
Swiatek was in top form in Bad Homburg
This week, Swiatek started her grass season in Bad Homburg, where she won three matches to reach her first semi-final in a grass tournament.
“JI am happy to be able to play such solid tennis. Usually there isn’t a lot of time to practice on grass, so I’m happy to have used that time 100% between Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
I’m happy to feel confident and I hope I can play like this for the next two weeks,” Swiatek said after his quarter-final victory in Bad Homburg.
What looked like a very promising run for Swiatek ended in a very unhappy way. For Swiatek, perhaps the biggest problem is that it happened just two days before the start of Wimbledon.
On Friday, Swiatek learned that world No. 33 Zhu would be his first-round opponent at Wimbledon. At Wimbledon, Swiatek never made it past the round of 16. This year, she is expected to make her fourth appearance at Wimbledon.
After suffering a first round loss at Wimbledon in 2019, Swiatek reached the knockout stages at the All England Club in 2021. Last year, she was beaten in the third round of Wimbledon. It remains to be seen whether al Polonaise will be hampered by this latest setback at the start of Wimbledon.
2023-06-30 19:00:18
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