‘That was cold' – Emma Raducanu in ‘dismissive' moment with Iga Swiatek after being dumped out of French Open
EMMA RADUCANU had a "dismissive" moment with French Open rival Iga Swiatek following a "cold handshake".
Raducanu, 22, suffered a crushing 6-1 6-2 defeat to Swiatek, 23, in the second round at Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek shared a 'cold handshake' after their match
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Raducanu suffered a heavy defeat to Swiatek at the French Open
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Swiatek crushed Raducanu's spirits after the game
And the two tennis stars had an awkward exchange following the match.
Former British No1 Annabel Croft noticed the British and Polish star showed no warmth when they met for their traditional post-match handshake.
Croft told the
"There was no warmth there between the two players. It was quite dismissive, almost just a handshake and then a walk off.
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The 2021 US Open winner felt 'exposed' and then conceded she still has a long way to go.
Raducanu said: 'It was a really difficult match. Iga played really well. It was tough.
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'I think in the beginning of the match it was pretty tight. As it went on I think she grew in confidence. I just felt a bit exposed.
'It was the first time playing a match on that court. It's different and it's new for me.
'It's a surrounding that she's obviously very comfortable with and she's played in it a lot of times.
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'I did emphasise beforehand, me feeling a bit uncomfortable. But it's a good experience if I ever play on that court again.
'You just don't really feel like there is that much space on the court and in certain moments, you overhit, you just feel constant pressure.
'I definitely think I can improve certain areas of my game to maybe make me feel like I have less holes.
"I'm just going to try my best to work on that. It just shows, I guess, the distance that I have to improve.'
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