Swiatek

June 30, 2025 10:44 AM

Swiatek slams ‘intense’ calendar as players feel the grind to protect rankings

Iga Swiatek criticised the relentless tennis calendar on Sunday, with the former world number one saying that players should not be forced to compete in more than 20 tournaments a year to maintain their rankings. Now ranked fourth in the world, Swiatek described being trapped in a system where she had to choose between representing her country and focusing on herself after she reluctantly skipped Poland’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in April. The 11-month grind has been one of the corners...

March 10, 2025 12:23 PM

Swiatek and Rybakina serve up bagels en route to victories at Indian Wells

Defending champion Iga Swiatek crushed Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 and 2023 champion Elena Rybakina powered past Britain's Katie Boulter 6-0 7-5 to reach the fourth round of Indian Wells on Sunday with displays of dominance. Swiatek, seeded second, is aiming to become the first woman to win the tournament three times and the Polish player looked eager to do so in as little time on court as possible, reeling off 10 games in a row and needing just 65 minutes to see off her Ukrainian opponent. "At ...

January 22, 2025 11:28 AM

Swiatek charges into Australian Open semi-finals

A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1 6-2 centre court demolition of eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday as the world number two underlined her title credentials once again at Melbourne Park. The quarter-final passed with a note of controversy, though, with Swiatek scooping up a drop shot that looked perilously close to a double-bounce in the fifth game of the second set, which proved a hammer blow for Navarro. A throbbing ball of energy fro...

June 9, 2024 2:57 PM

Clay queen Swiatek rules again at Roland Garros

Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini on Saturday and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career. Swiatek's 6-2 6-1 win, her 21st in a row at her happiest hunting ground, put her fourth on the list of longest streaks at Roland Garros in the Open era behind Chris Evert (29), Monica Seles (25) and Justine Henin (24). She also became the third woman to capture three consecutive French Open crowns after Henin (20...