In the end, it was that same old story! After starting the match on a positive note, Coco Gauff let it slip midway during her encounter against Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open. As a result, she succumbed to her 10th loss against the Polish star in 11 outings. Additionally, the semifinal match between them wasn’t short on controversy. As if the argument with the chair umpire during the encounter was not enough, Gauff caught eyeballs with her shocking act against an Iga Swiatek fan.

A fan named Sari is a huge supporter of Swiatek and often shares messages on Twitter in support of her. However, on this occasion, the fan went a step ahead and criticized Gauff during the encounter. As a result, Coco Gauff blocked Sari on Twitter, which barred them from viewing her posts and following her.

Taking to Twitter, Sari shared a snapshot of Gauff blocking them and wrote, “I was expecting it. Not that I said sth bad about her, cus I didn’t, I just know Coco blocks for even less. I wasn’t even her follower so we move on.”

The event that led to Gauff blocking a Swiatek fan happened during the match. The American sensation wasn’t happy with Swiatek taking lengthy drink breaks when it wasn’t a changeover. Subsequently, she complained to the umpire and even argued that she was a victim of bias against Swiatek. As a result, Swiatek’s fan couldn’t stop from taking to Twitter and calling out Gauff.

Iga Swiatek’s fan urges Coco Gauff to ‘have some water’

The argument in the middle of the match seemed to take the shine away from the intriguing action that was underway. As the episode of Gauff’s argument with the chair umpire came to light after Swiatek’s lengthy water breaks, Sari took to Twitter and said, “Coco complaining on Iga having a sip of water after she had to clean her hands..? Have some water, Coco…”

Another eye-catching moment was when the fan shared Swiatek’s thrilling point win in the second set. Although looking like she would lose the point, Swiatek kept her focus and won that marathon rally. Sari shared that clip as well, as Gauff was defeated at that point from a winning position.

All this eventually caught the eyes of Coco Gauff and led to her blocking Swiatek’s fan. Nonetheless, the fan will have all their attention glued to the court as Swiatek plays Sabalenka in another thrilling match. It’ll be a clash between the best players in women’s tennis, who will be vying to win the Italian Open trophy.