Blatant sportsmanship these long bathroom breaks after losing a set. Glad the crowd booed her. Should get a time violation here! #Wimbledon @bbctennis #swiatek
— VaughanLJ (@VaughanLJ) July 6, 2024
@wimbledon slow hand clap and now boos as Swiatek coming back. Now choosing racquets and is being roundly booed
— Elaine Simpson-Long (@randomjottings1) July 6, 2024
Swiatek is in freefall because of being booed and an inspired opponent. echoes of last year's exit to Svitolina
— Miscellaneous Unknowns (@Wellsbread) July 6, 2024
Iga Swiatek getting boo’ed by the Court 1 crowd, and rightly so, for this latest gamemanship bathroom break from her when she loses a set.The crowd are fully behind Yulia Putintseva now because of that. How Iga does with a hostile crowd now, so intriguing to see. #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/uHyRAwvoIl
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) July 6, 2024
Swiatek confirmed to reporters after the match that she was suffering from fatigue, before going on to explain her continued struggles on grass. “I felt like my energy level went down little bit in the second set. I couldn’t really get back up,” she said.
“My tank of really pushing myself to the limits became suddenly empty. I was kind of surprised. But I know what I did wrong after Roland Garros. I didn’t really rest properly. I’m not going to make this mistake again. After such a tough clay court season, I really must have my recovery... For me going from this kind of tennis where I felt like I’m playing the best tennis in my life to another surface where I kind of struggle a little bit more, it’s not easy.”
In the men's draw, Djokovic kept his quest for a record 25th grand slam singles title alive after coming from a set down to beat Popyrin, 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3). Popyrin's loss means de Minaur is the last Aussie singles survivor at Wimbledon after being given a free passage into the fourth round when French opponent Lucas Pouille withdrew from their third round clash with injury. The 'Demon' faces another Frenchman Arthur Fils in the fourth round after he defeated Roman Safiullin in five sets.
