By Shrivathsa Sridhar

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Iga Swiatek paused for a moment while distributing one of her towels after a comfortable U.S. Open fourth-round win on Monday and pointed to a young fan in the front row as if to make sure the right person went home with the sweat-soaked souvenir.

The Polish second seed was taking no chances after a man had snatched away the cap of her compatriot Kamil Majchrzak from the hands of a young boy days earlier, with a video of that incident going viral on social media and prompting a public apology.

“Usually seven people reach out for one thing. If it’s a girl and the boys have longer arms, she’s not going to catch it. But I usually throw it at the person that’s supposed to get it,” Swiatek said after her 6-3 6-1 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova.

“I tr

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