{"id":1831,"date":"2025-03-27T00:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T00:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2025-03-27T00:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T00:04:39","slug":"swiatek-gets-extra-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1831","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek gets extra security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>World number two Iga Swiatek is receiving additional security at the Miami Open after she was harassed by a spectator during her practice.<\/p>\n<p>The issue comes after British player Emma Raducanu was targeted by a stalker during last month&#8217;s Dubai Open.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports said that Swiatek was verbally harassed by a spectator, who has a history of online attacks against the player, during practice on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Security is a top priority. We monitor the network to catch these types of issues. Constructive criticism is one thing, and threats, hate speech or even disturbance during training is another &#8211; this cannot be condoned,&#8221; a spokesperson for Swiatek told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We reported the matter to the tournament organizer, as well as to the WTA, which reacted immediately and took additional precautions, such as additional security, for which we are very grateful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ensuring the safety of the players is crucial, they are the ones at the center of the event, and it is our job to protect them,&#8221; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Miami Open said: &#8220;We take the safety and security of all players and tournament attendees extremely seriously.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We constantly evaluate any potential threats and take every measure to respond appropriately. To ensure the effectiveness of these efforts, we do not disclose the details of our security operations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The WTA declined to comment on the matter, directing inquiries to the response from tournament organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek, who beat Ukraine&#8217;s Elina Svitolina on Monday, faces Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in her quarter-final on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu was left distraught after a man later said to be displaying &#8220;fixated behavior&#8221; appeared at a courtside seat during her defeat to Karolina Muchova.<\/p>\n<p>The man was escorted away by security, subsequently given a restraining order and banned from attending WTA Tour events.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World number two Iga Swiatek is receiving additional security at the Miami Open after she was harassed by a spectator during her practice. The issue comes after British player Emma Raducanu was targeted by a stalker during last month&#8217;s Dubai Open. Media reports said that Swiatek was verbally harassed by a spectator, who has a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}