Iga Swiatek says it is absolutely not true that her intention was to throw Katie Boulter off her game when she called a medical timeout early in the third set of their United Cup thriller.

Iga Swiatek and Katie Boulter had a couple of animated discussions during and after their three-hour epic at the United Cup, but the Pole wasn't giving anything away.

Katie Boulter gave world No.2 Iga Swiatek a huge scare before losing a “crazy” encounter at the United Cup. The British No.1 went a break up in the final set of a rollercoaster match - and then had a break point at 4-4 to serve for the biggest win of her career.

Iga Swiatek came from a break down in the final set to best Katie Boulter in a three-hour epic to deliver Poland to the semifinals at the United Cup in Sydney.

Iga Swiatek refused to reveal what she spoke to Katie Boulter about following their three-hour thriller at the United Cup. The British No. 1 caused all sorts of trouble for the five-time Major winner as they faced off in the second match of the Poland vs GB quarter-final but Swiatek still came out on top.

The British number one had a break point at 4-4 in the deciding set against Poland’s five-time grand slam winner.

Iga Swiatek battles through exhaustion to secure a crucial win for Poland at the United Cup, advancing to the semifinals where she’ll face Kazakhstan.