{"id":2317687,"date":"2024-08-01T16:27:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-tennis-star-quits-olympic-quarterfinal-blasts-opponent-for-fakeness-after-tense-handshake\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:32:27","slug":"us-tennis-star-quits-olympic-quarterfinal-blasts-opponent-for-fakeness-after-tense-handshake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-tennis-star-quits-olympic-quarterfinal-blasts-opponent-for-fakeness-after-tense-handshake\/","title":{"rendered":"US Tennis Star Quits Olympic Quarterfinal, Blasts Opponent for &#8216;Fakeness&#8217; After Tense Handshake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-tennis-star-quits-olympic-quarterfinal-blasts-opponent-for-fakeness-after-tense-handshake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the quarterfinals of the \u2063Paris Olympics, \u200bIga Swiatek \u2064faced Danielle Collins, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-veteran-with-als-given-specially-adapted-home-so-much-gratitude\/\" title=\"WATCH - Veteran with ALS Given Specially Adapted Home: &#039;So Much Gratitude&#039;\">ultimately retired<\/a> from \u200cthe\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-medias-hypocrisy-is-on-full-display-after-u-s-soccer-team-is-pelted-with-debris-by-fans-of-mexico\/\" title=\"The Media\u2019s Hypocrisy Is On Full Display After U.S. Soccer Team Is Pelted With Debris By Fans Of Mexico\">match due<\/a> to a \u200dstomach muscle \u200cinjury attributed to\u2064 cramping\u2062 and\u2063 dehydration. During the match, Swiatek was leading 6-2, 1-6, 4-1 when Collins took a medical timeout\u2063 and\u2063 later cited the extreme \u2064heat\u2063 and\u2064 inadequate access to cold water as factors in her condition.\u200d Following the\u200d match, Collins accused Swiatek of insincerity \u200cregarding her injury, expressing frustration over perceived fakeness in\u200b sportsmanship. Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam \u2063champion and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-netflix-producing-doc-on-novak-djokovic-australia-vaccine-fiasco\/\" title=\"Report: Netflix Producing Doc on Novak Djokovic Australia Vaccine Fiasco\">top-seeded player<\/a> at the Olympics, was momentarily\u2063 injured \u200bwhen \u2062struck by a ball but was\u2063 able to continue \u200dplaying. In the semifinals, Swiatek\u2062 will compete against Zheng Qinwen,\u200c while Collins\u2064 criticized Olympic\u200b organizers for their failure to prioritize athletes&#8217; health amidst challenging conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Iga Swiatek dropped to her knees and clutched at her midsection after getting hit by a ball in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals Wednesday, but it was her opponent, Danielle Collins, who stopped playing in the third set because of an injured stomach muscle she said was caused by cramping and dehydration from a lack of cold water available during a previous match.<\/p>\n<p>When they spoke afterward, Collins gave Swiatek an earful, telling her &ldquo;she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have to be insincere about my injury,&rdquo; according to Collins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot that happens on camera. And there are a lot of people with a ton of charisma &hellip; (who) are one way on camera and another way in the locker room,&rdquo; said Collins, a 30-year-old American who has announced she will retire after this season. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t need the fakeness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iga-swiatek-french-open-1cb2b58b3d03739a545f06c7d6bf51fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a five-time Grand Slam champion<\/a> who is the top-seeded woman at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/exposed-minds-really-behind-paris-olympics-trans-last-supper-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Games<\/a>, was leading 6-2, 1-6, 4-1 when Collins retired from the match after taking a medical timeout, then getting another visit from a trainer in the third set.<\/p>\n<p>When a reporter wanted to know about their postmatch conversation, Swiatek replied: &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s better to ask her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vR5Bk80IN5\">pic.twitter.com\/vR5Bk80IN5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BastienFachan\/status\/1818690968222052716?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Collins, the runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open, said she went into convulsions after competing in heat that reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. She blamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-furious-tear-simone-biles-husband-odd-behavior-olympic-win-give-medal-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic organizers<\/a> for not having insulated water bottles, for the water not being cool enough and for not &ldquo;prioritizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numerous-athletes-fleeing-olympic-village-woke-virtue-signalling-creates-nightmare-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health of the athletes<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nearly collapsed when I came off court, and I was on a medical table for three hours&rdquo; on Tuesday, Collins said. &ldquo;It did a number on my body. When you have full body cramps from your toes to your neck and when you&rsquo;ve suffered heatstroke, it&rsquo;s very, very difficult to come out here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the opening game of the final set, with Collins serving at deuce, she directed a backhand down the middle of the court. Swiatek was up at the net and was unable to get out of the way of the shot.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek looked stunned as she let go of her white racket and dropped down on the red clay at Court Suzanne Lenglen. Collins &mdash; who asked, &ldquo;Iga, are you OK?&rdquo; &mdash; walked around the net to check on Swiatek, and chair umpire Damien Dumusois climbed out of his perch to see how the world&rsquo;s No. 1 player was, too.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could not breathe for a moment. It hurt for a bit,&rdquo; Swiatek said. &ldquo;But with the adrenaline that you have on court, you don&rsquo;t feel as much as you should.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek eventually rose and nodded to indicate she could continue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pl\">Danielle Collins nearly killed Iga Swiatek &#129327;&#129327;&#129327;&#129327;&#129327;&#129327;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQLuO5GfSu\">pic.twitter.com\/XQLuO5GfSu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raghav (@raghavv_01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raghavv_01\/status\/1818684762476958039?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She is seeking her first Olympic medal at a place she knows so well. The 23-year-old from Poland has won four of the past five championships at the French Open, the Grand Slam tournament held each year at Roland Garros, the same site being used for tennis at these Games.<\/p>\n<p>In the semifinals Thursday, Swiatek will face sixth-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China. Zheng, who reached the final at the Australian Open in January, eliminated Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kerber is a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-makes-first-comments-since-accident\/\" title=\"Tiger Woods Makes First Comments Since Accident\">-time major champion<\/a> and former No. 1-ranked player who has said she will retire after these Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The other women&rsquo;s singles semifinal will be Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia against Donna Vekic of Croatia, who beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-flag-bearer-coco-gauff-berates-umpire-tears-suffers-stunning-olympics-upset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coco Gauff<\/a> in the third round. Vekic, a semifinalist at Wimbledon less than three weeks ago, erased a match point and required five of her own to eventually get past Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8), finishing after midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff is out of the Olympics now after losses Wednesday in women&rsquo;s doubles with Jessica Pegula and in mixed doubles with Taylor Fritz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, it was Danielle Collins who ultimately halted play in the third set due to a stomach muscle injury, which she attributed to cramping and dehydration from insufficient cold water during an earlier match. Following the match, Collins expressed her frustration to Swiatek, stating that &#8220;she didn\u2019t have to be insincere about my injury.&#8221; She remarked on how some athletes present themselves differently on camera compared to behind closed doors, adding that she doesn&#8217;t appreciate any fakeness. At the time of Collins&#8217; retirement\u2014after taking a medical timeout and receiving additional attention from a trainer\u2014Swiatek was ahead with scores of 6-2, 1-6, 4-1. When asked about their conversation post-match, Swiatek suggested it would be better for reporters to ask Collins directly.<\/p>\n<p>Collins, who was the runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open, revealed that she experienced convulsions after playing in extreme heat reaching 97 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. She criticized Olympic organizers for not providing insulated water bottles or sufficiently cool water and for failing to prioritize athlete health. &#8220;I nearly collapsed when I came off court; I spent three hours on a medical table,&#8221; said Collins. &#8220;Experiencing full-body cramps and heatstroke makes it incredibly challenging to compete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the opening game of the final set while serving at deuce, Collins hit a backhand shot down the center of the court where Swiatek was positioned at net; unable to evade it, Swiatek appeared shocked as she dropped her racket and fell onto Court Suzanne Lenglen&#8217;s red clay surface. Concerned for her opponent&#8217;s well-being, Collins approached Swiatek while chair umpire Damien Dumusois also came down from his seat to check on her condition. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t breathe for a moment; it hurt briefly,&#8221; said Swiatek but noted that adrenaline dulled much of what she should have felt.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually managing to stand up again and signaling that she could continue playing despite everything happening around them.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek is aiming for her first Olympic medal at this familiar venue where she&#8217;s won four out of five recent French Open titles held annually at Roland Garros\u2014the same location hosting tennis events during these Games. In Thursday\u2019s semifinals matchup, she&#8217;ll face sixth-seeded Zheng Qinwen from China who recently defeated Angelique Kerber in three sets (6-7 (4), 6-4 ,7-6 (6)). The other semifinal will feature Anna Karolina Schmiedlova from Slovakia against Croatia\u2019s Donna Vekic\u2014who eliminated Coco Gauff earlier in this tournament\u2014and had an intense victory over Marta Kostyuk finishing past midnight after saving one match point herself.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff has now exited both women\u2019s doubles with Jessica Pegula as well as mixed doubles alongside Taylor Fritz following losses earlier Wednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/89bca251dcf84b42856869600ba081ef-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36927,4825,34619,9609,36928],"class_list":["post-2317687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-controversy","tag-olympics","tag-sports-news","tag-tennis","tag-us-tennis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/89bca251dcf84b42856869600ba081ef-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}