“Iga will pay for her crime”- Fans left furious as Qinwen Zheng withdraws from Adelaide, day after the controversial swatted incident

“Iga will pay for her crime”- Fans left furious as Qinwen Zheng withdraws from Adelaide, day after the controversial swatted incident

Qinwen Zheng and Iga Swiatek (Via Open source)

Social media has become an important aspect of the world of sports as it is a platform for people to voice their opinions, but it is also a platform where the fans blatantly troll the haters. Recently, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was on the receiving end of the fans after a controversial ‘swatted incident’.

At the United Cup quarter-final match between team China and team Poland, Iga Swiatek was up against young Chinese player Qinwen Zheng.

YouTube video

Just as the match was about to begin, the players got their service practices in when Iga Swiatek ripped a serve, which unfortunately hit the Chinese squarely on a portion of her arm.

FS Video

Swiatek quickly apologized, not once but twice, but Zheng in turn shrugged her shoulders, pointing at the place of the hit. As expected, the Pole got slammed for hitting the ball, and the incident lingered in the air for a while.

Then, the news of Zheng’s withdrawal from the Adelaide WTA 500, set to take place just before the Australian Open, got the fans fuming as they bashed the 22-year-old for it.

A whole army of fans targeted the Pole for her actions, accused her of not apologizing

Iga Swiatek gets on the other side of the fan’s accusations after she unintentionally hits Zheng Qinwen on the arm. Fans start firing at the Pole for her actions and accuse her of not apologizing. 

Omg, Iga will pay for her crimes.
Tweeted a fan on the incident.

After the video was released on X, it was followed by a plethora of reactions from the fans. While many of them were accusing Swiatek of hitting purposely, some fans were in support of the World No.1.

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek (Via Firstsportz)

The young Chinese withdrew from the WTA 500 and was replaced by Angelique Kerber. After a few decent figures at the United Cup, the Chinese find herself in doubt as the Australian Open looms over. With undisclosed reasons for withdrawal, the fans remain worried for Zheng. 

Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans have to say:

https://twitter.com/goatcaraz/status/1742586796372906369?s=46&t=2dUqjdjrBJcTg2GyGmgP3g
https://twitter.com/calebbtwt/status/1742671018173297009?s=46&t=2dUqjdjrBJcTg2GyGmgP3g
https://twitter.com/alessabruno__/status/1742671250101526709

Swiatek remains unbeaten at the United Cup and stars as Poland enters the finals of the tournament. They take on the winners of the other semi-finals between Australia and Germany. Nonetheless, ruthless Poland remained laser-focused on the prize and geared up for the all-exciting finals.

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