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Iga Swiatek responds to criticism after incident with ball boy at Indian Wells…

Iga Swiatek said she did not expect to receive “such harsh judgements” after almost hitting a ball boy at Indian Wells.
The world No 2 smashed a ball into the ground in frustration during her Indian Wells semi-final defeat to Mirra Andreeva on Friday, narrowly missing a ball boy who was standing at the back of the court.
Swiatek, 23, explained that she immediately apologised to the ball boy and was surprised by the reaction to the incident.
The five-time grand slam champion took to Instagram and explained her emotions in a in a lengthy post, which she said was aimed to “stop the speculation and baseless theories”.
“It’s true – I expressed frustration in a way I’m not proud of,” Swiatek said. “My intention was never to aim the ball at anyone but merely to release my frustration by bouncing it on the ground.