Iga Swiatek says it is absolutely not true that her intention was to throw Katie Boulter off her game when she called a medical timeout early in the third set of their United Cup thriller. On Thursday,

The British number one had a break point at 4-4 in the deciding set against Poland’s five-time grand slam winner.

Poland secured the win in the 2025 United Cup earlier on Thursday afternoon as they saw off Great Britain. One tie stood out in particular and it was more the loser than the winner that emerged full of credit being Katie Boulter as she lost narrowly 6-7,

Iga Swiatek battles through exhaustion to secure a crucial win for Poland at the United Cup, advancing to the semifinals where she’ll face Kazakhstan.

British No 1 Katie Boulter came agonisingly close to a career-defining victory before falling to world No 2 Iga Swiatek in an epic United Cup quarter-final clash in Sydney. The British hopeful pushed the five-time Grand Slam champion to the limit in a thrilling contest that stretched just short of three hours.

Iga Swiatek continued her excellent start to the 2025 season as she defeated Katie Boulter in a thrilling contest to seal Poland’s progress to the United Cup semi-finals. The world No 2 prevailed 6-7(4),