Iga Swiatek withdraws mid match in Madrid due to illness

Tough scenes for Iga, truly rotten luck to get food poisoning (there was also talk of a circulating virus in Madrid). 

But the culprit for many seems to have been bad shrimp at a particular restaurant. 

Sad part is it's not the first time this happened in Madrid. Seems food quality at this tournament isn't the best.

This was only Iga's 3rd retirement in a match, not bad when you consider how many she has already played in her young career. 

Clearly Iga was feeling good on court and wanted more from this tournament, but the illness didn't allow her to do so thus the emotional photos.

Really proud of Iga for fighting and taking it to 3 despite feeling very clearly ill.

Hopefully she feels better in a few days and can start fresh in one of her fave places at the Forro Italico in Rome (where she is a 3 time champion). 

Hopefully she'll get a decent draw.

Keep your head up champ, you'll comeback stronger!.

Onward to Rome.