Iga Swiatek earned her tour-leading 64th victory of the season by defeating Donna Vekic 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 in the San Diego Open final. However, her behavior during the match saw her come under a lot of fire.In the match, the Pole came to the net during a rally in the second set as she tried to save a breakpoint and could be seen flailing both of her arms in the air as Vekic attempted to return the ball. The Croatian eventually won the point to grab a critical lead, which helped her win the second set 6-3. Some fans, however, weren't pleased with Swiatek's behavior.The World No. 1 recently spoke about the event in an interview with Sport.pl. She claimed she apologized to Vekic right after the match and that it was nothing but her "instinctive behavior.""Immediately after the game, I went up to Donna and said I apologized to her for that. Donna had no grudges, it turned out that she did not remember it at all. I hope the fans will understand that too. I know that there were a lot of negative comments about this on the Internet. I'm not proud of the fact that there are things on the court that I sometimes don't control. This is instinctive behavior," Iga Swiatek said.In view of this, tennis fans were divided over her comments. While some believed her justification was sound, others were unimpressed."Hmm ok Iga, ILY but it always looks so well intentioned to distract an opponent who has a clear and easy winner to win the point. But ok. Please also address lifting your racket to stop your opponent from serving, this can be disruptive to the server’s rhythm," a fan wrote.Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66340🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTq"This is not a good explanation at all. Yes you can control it. No it isn’t voluntary. This is the dog ate my homework excuse. Just apologize. And take full responsibility. And say it won’t happen again. The end," read one tweet.Chris@EquilibriumFind@eurosport This is not a good explanation at all. Yes you can control it. No it isn’t voluntary. This is the dog ate my homework excuse. Just apologize. And take full responsibility. And say it won’t happen again. The end.7@eurosport This is not a good explanation at all. Yes you can control it. No it isn’t voluntary. This is the dog ate my homework excuse. Just apologize. And take full responsibility. And say it won’t happen again. The end."I cannot be the only one that is on Swiatek’s side here? I’m so far from an Iga fan, but this critique is ridiculous. There are about 5-6 points where this alleged “interference” has happened? She has 11 titles, 3 grand slams. Hundreds of players doing worse things, hundreds," another fan said.Dani 🍬@danipickzntI cannot be the only one that is on Swiatek’s side here? I’m so far from an Iga fan, but this critique is ridiculous.There are about 5-6 points where this alleged “interference” has happened? She has 11 titles, 3 grand slams. Hundreds of players doing worse things, hundreds. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 81🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqI cannot be the only one that is on Swiatek’s side here? I’m so far from an Iga fan, but this critique is ridiculous.There are about 5-6 points where this alleged “interference” has happened? She has 11 titles, 3 grand slams. Hundreds of players doing worse things, hundreds. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Here are a few more fan reactions:STAR 🌟🌟@AmitGame7Chile it's cheating and hinderence.Keep justifying that luv. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66640🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqChile it's cheating and hinderence.Keep justifying that luv. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…PT@PTTennis1Saw a minute long clip on YouTube of her doing it a number of times across different matches, so her excuse is clearly bollocks. But who cares? There's a rule in place to punish her every time she does it. So just use the rule. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66640🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqSaw a minute long clip on YouTube of her doing it a number of times across different matches, so her excuse is clearly bollocks. But who cares? There's a rule in place to punish her every time she does it. So just use the rule. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…The Deputy's Wife@dasafinI'm not sure I've made up my mind either way about this whole thing but if the opponent doesn't care then I'm struggling to understand why I should? Just something to think about, I guess. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66740🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqI'm not sure I've made up my mind either way about this whole thing but if the opponent doesn't care then I'm struggling to understand why I should? Just something to think about, I guess. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Fergal@Fergal_TennisCalling BS on thisIt’s hindrance, she’s also done it by stamping her feet before without the arm wavingShould be the end of it now twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 11🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqCalling BS on thisIt’s hindrance, she’s also done it by stamping her feet before without the arm wavingShould be the end of it now twitter.com/eurosport/stat…N!h!t@S___P_DShut up you POS twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66740🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqShut up you POS twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Jonathan@peRFectTennisUKI'll be using this as my defence if I ever get caught up in a public groping scandal. It was a stress reaction, I wasn't in control of it. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 240🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqI'll be using this as my defence if I ever get caught up in a public groping scandal. It was a stress reaction, I wasn't in control of it. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Asia@creative_name00people criticized after USOpen match. She saw all the comments and articles. she was perfectly aware how bad it was in Ostrava she stopped herself in the middle of dancing a few times. She was more in controlIn SD she coudn’t stop herself but she knew that it was bad twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 193🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqpeople criticized after USOpen match. She saw all the comments and articles. she was perfectly aware how bad it was in Ostrava she stopped herself in the middle of dancing a few times. She was more in controlIn SD she coudn’t stop herself but she knew that it was bad 😌 twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Anna Dragičević... Dub a dee 🇧🇦🇷🇸💙⚪🐻@hahoAnnaRight.., so throwing both your arms in the air and waving them around like you’ve been electrocuted is just a jerk reaction to something? Don’t buy it twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 140🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqRight.., so throwing both your arms in the air and waving them around like you’ve been electrocuted is just a jerk reaction to something? Don’t buy it twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Reservoir Duck@DuckDaBlackSwanIt was the stress that made me shoplift, judge. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66740🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqIt was the stress that made me shoplift, judge. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Your Neighbor@Fiks_daniellJust apologize & move onThe excuse of you not controlling some shit you do on the court is outright BS If you can't control it then it should happen once or twice when you want to serve or you're walking around the court Then we'd agree twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66840🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqJust apologize & move onThe excuse of you not controlling some shit you do on the court is outright BS If you can't control it then it should happen once or twice when you want to serve or you're walking around the court Then we'd agree twitter.com/eurosport/stat…abhishek@Made_In_BombayNow she a victim for not having control over her actions twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 66840🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqNow she a victim for not having control over her actions 😭😭 twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Olorin@bjornwilliams24How are you not in control of your own body? Because you’ve been allowed to perform this clownery so much it’s muscle memory? This is terrible. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 31🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqHow are you not in control of your own body? Because you’ve been allowed to perform this clownery so much it’s muscle memory? This is terrible. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…AllAboutTennisBlog@TennisBlogger1Honestly, I would respect Swiatek more if she just was honest about trying to distract her opponents. This is just ridiculous. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Eurosport@eurosport🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 162🗣Iga opens up on 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 hand waving controversy 👋 https://t.co/0UXwVj8yTqHonestly, I would respect Swiatek more if she just was honest about trying to distract her opponents. This is just ridiculous. twitter.com/eurosport/stat…Iga Swiatek will next compete in WTA FinalsIga Swiatek in a press conference at the 2022 US Open.Iga Swiatek will next participate in the WTA Finals, which is slated to be held in Fort Worth, Texas from October 31 to November 7.The three-time Grand Slam champion reflected on this during her post-match press conference in San Diego and predicted that the WTA Finals would be the most "intense tournament" of the year. She also noted that before beginning the rigorous practice sessions for the event, she will spend a few days in Florida to settle comfortably."The Finals, I think, is going to be the most intense tournament of the season, playing against the top players from Day 1. We'll get back to intense practicing when we get to Dallas, but I'll have a few days in Florida to get into the rhythm before going," Iga Swiatek said.