Swiatek just lately spoke out concerning the emotional toil she has confronted in latest months, having served a one-month ban for a doping offence and never eager to “step on the courtroom”.
Because the incident on the weekend, the second seed has gone on to achieve the Miami Open quarter-finals, the place she faces Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala on Wednesday.
“Safety is a prime precedence. We monitor the community to catch these kinds of points,” her spokesperson stated.
“Constructive criticism is one factor, and threats, hate speech and even disturbance throughout coaching is one other – this can’t be condoned.”
Match organisers and the WTA are stated to have reacted rapidly, placing further safety measures in place across the former long-time world primary.
Miami Open organisers informed AFP the security and safety of everybody on the match is handled “extraordinarily significantly”.
“We always consider any potential threats and take each measure to reply appropriately,” they stated.
BBC Sport has contacted the WTA and Miami Police for additional remark.
Swiatek’s expertise is the most recent incident involving a WTA participant, offering a stark reminder of the risks confronted by feminine athletes regularly.
Raducanu, 22, recoiled in horror when she noticed a person – who she had already reported for what was described as “exhibiting fixated behaviour” – within the stands of her match in Dubai final month.
Stephanie Hilborne, the chief govt of the Ladies in Sport charity, informed BBC Sport that “each single girl has a stage of worry”.
