Tennis star Iga Świątek took to social media on Monday to address “recent talk about changes in my on-court behavior and emotions” after her semifinal defeat at Indian Wells last week.

Swiatek said the past few months have been ‘extremely challenging’ as the world No 2 criticised the ‘constant judgement’ around her

Both defending champions lost in the semifinals, but their next few months look very different as they defend last year's ranking points.