(VIDEO): Iga Swiatek's unusual handshake after Coco Gauff's thumping win in United Cup final

Poland’s Iga Swiatek had a cold handshake with America’s Coco Gauff after suffering a defeat in the United Cup Final. Both are regarded as two of the best women's tennis players in the world in the singles category, along with the likes of Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka.

Swiatek and Gauff faced off in the United Cup and it was the American who came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4. In a video that was shared on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — where it can be seen that the former world number one had a cold handshake with the American tennis star.

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It was Swiatek’s second consecutive defeat to Gauff, and perhaps that’s why she was not interested in having a handshake with the opponent. Previously, both players met in the WTA Finals in Riyadh in the last big event in women’s tennis last year, where the reigning world number three came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4. That defeat played a key role in Swiatek’s exit from the first round of the competition, where she was defending her crown.

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It was Gauff who went on to lift the title after beating China’s Zheng Qinwen in the final with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. Today’s result helped United States in clinching the title as well. In the other encounter, it was the 2024 US Open runner-up and current world number six Taylor Fritz who defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final with a score of 6-4, 5-7, 7-6.

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