World No. 2 Iga Swiatek has been granted extra security after an incident in which an unruly fan verbally abused her during a practice session at the Miami Open last weekend, according to a report by the BBC.

Iga Swiatek has been given extra security protection at the Miami Open after being verbally attacked during a practice session by a man who had sent the five-time Grand Slam champion harassing messages via social media,

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek was stunned in the quarter-final of the Miami Open after losing in straight sets (6-2, 7-5) to Alexandra Eala, a 19-year-old qualifier from the Philippines. Eala overturned a 4-2 deficit in the second set and is now guaranteed to become the first Filipina to be ranked inside the Top 100 of the PIF WTA Rankings.