World No. 1 was shocked by Zheng Qinwen. 1 Iga Swiatek to secure a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics’ gold-medal final.
The Chinese defeated the defending French Open champion 6-2, 7-5 at Roland Garros in an impressive display of her best tennis skills.
The match lasted one hour and 51 minutes.
After their semifinal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the out-of-context video of Iga Swiatek and Zheng Qinwen from the 2024 United Cup was recently distributed.
The video, which first appeared online in January, had jovial undertones. It shows the Pole’s serve striking Zheng Qinwen on the shoulder.
While Swiatek apologized and provided an explanation in the video, the 2023 Asian Games champion shrugged it off.
Players were temporarily cheered up by the incident before getting ready for an intense competition.
However, a viral video of the duo’s semifinal match at the Games contains racist undertones.
It also spreads false information that Swiatek served the Chinese after the Chinese lost to the Americans.
