Swiatek

November 6, 2025 10:45 AM

Anisimova dispatches Iga Swiatek to reach semifinals at WTA Finals

Fourth seed Amanda Anisimova of the United States came from behind to beat second seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday, advancing to the semifinals of the WTA Finals. With Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan already securing a semifinal spot as the winner of the Serena Williams group, Anisimova and Swiatek — both with one win and one loss before the match — faced off in a decisive showdown for the remaining berth. The two had met twice earlier this year, with Swiatek sweeping ...

September 4, 2025 10:30 AM

Anisimova stuns second seed Swiatek to make US Open last four

Amanda Anisimova flipped the script on Wednesday, ousting second seed Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-3 to reach her first U.S. Open semi-final and exact revenge for one of the most brutal defeats in Grand Slam history. Less than two months after suffering a devastating 6-0 6-0 loss to the world number two in the Wimbledon final, the American eighth seed won 67 of 121 points to complete the turnaround in 96 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium. "Playing here is so freaking special," Anisimova said in her on-cou...

August 29, 2025 10:03 AM

With ‘Billie Jean Bling’ and ‘Arthur Flash,’ Osaka gets her U.S. Open sparkle back

After walking onto the court with her Labubu charm dangling from her racket bag, Naomi Osaka was all smiles as she reached the U.S. Open third round for the first time since 2021. The Japanese 23rd seed defeated American Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday, completing the match in just 70 minutes. The crystal-encrusted, racket-wielding Labubu charm—nicknamed "Arthur Flash" in homage to the late tennis pioneer Arthur Ashe—grabbed nearly as much attention as Osaka’s powerful forehand winne...

July 8, 2025 3:06 AM

Swiatek ends Tauson’s run to fly into Wimbledon quarter-finals

A deluge of double faults dictated early terms before Iga Swiatek found her grasscourt wings to fly into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a soaring 6-4 6-1 victory over an out-of-sorts Danish 23rd seed Clara Tauson on Monday. The cold and blustery wind swirling around Court One was clearly not to Swiatek's liking as she opened her account with two double faults en route to dropping her serve to love. While the former world number one immediately got the break back, her serve kept misfiring ...

July 3, 2025 11:11 PM

Swiatek fights back to down McNally and reach third round of Wimbledon

Iga Swiatek may not love the grass but she seems to relish a battle whatever the surface and showed all that fighting spirit as she clawed back to beat American Caty McNally 5-7 6-2 6-1 and reach the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday. McNally, the world number 208, looked poised to cause an upset when she clawed her way back from 4-1 down to take the first set against the five-times Grand Slam champion. At that point Swiatek's mediocre record at the All England Club, where the Pole has neve...

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...