The last few months have been unsuccessful for Iga Świątek, you have to say it straight. She suffered several painful defeats, broke up with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, and additionally lost her place as leader of the WTA ranking. She had the opportunity to regain it, but failed at the WTA Finals. Even though she won against Barbora Krejcikova and Daria Kasatkina, she lost against Coco Gauff, which is why she did not advance to the next stage. And now her match against Paula Badosa in the Billie Jean King Cup has been postponed due to weather.
Scary pictures. Iga Świątek is supposed to play there at the Billie Jean King Cup
Not so long ago, a short video appeared on the social media of photographer Monika Piecha, during which we can see our tennis players fighting against the gusting wind. “The players, wrapped in jackets and hoods, went for a walk, but – as it turned out – it was not a good idea” – wrote Michał Chmielewski from Sport.pl. A little earlier, they received an announcement that the Poland-Spain match had been postponed “due to a serious weather alert issued by local and regional services.”
“In Malaga, three thousand people have already been evacuated from the most endangered areas, and the local authorities announced that children will not go to school on Wednesday and the operation of all sports facilities will be suspended” – Jakub Balcerski from Sport.pl provided it. The situation is getting worse as water is literally flowing in the streets. Many videos have appeared online, showing that many buildings are completely flooded and people have problems moving around, especially in cars.
ElTiempoEnMalaga reported that the way the local Guadalmedina river is rising is “very worrying.” Moreover, it was noted that it was still going to rain heavily in the next hours. “If the river overflows, we will be able to talk about a great disaster,” we read. The macabre scenes resemble what happened in Poland in the previous weeks. Kłodzko, Głuchołazy and Nysa were flooded, many residents lost their belongings, and the consequences are inevitable.returnable.
Water destroys not only what is in the city center. We already know that she got to the railway station and even the airport. And although until recently everything was going according to plan and planes could take off, this may soon change.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has managed to announce the new date of the match between Poland and Spain. “It will take place on Friday, November 15, at 10:00. This decision was made based on the comments of the relevant services to ensure the health and safety of all event participants. We apologize for any difficulties it may cause and count on your understanding and cooperation,” it reads announcement. However, it is not certain whether this event will be possible.