FILE PHOTO: Mar 23, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Iga Swiatek (POL) gestures toward her box after missing a shot against Elise Mertens (BEL)(not pictured) on day six of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/File Photo
(Reuters) -Polish world number two Iga Swiatek has been given extra security after a spectator at the Miami Open verbally abused the five-times major champion during a practice session last weekend, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
The man shouted personal insults about Swiatek's family and had previously sent abusive online messages to her through social media.
