2025 wasn’t probably the most dominant season in Iga Swiatek’s profession, however it was darn good. The Polish star, who reached an emotional summit in July when she received her sixth main title at Wimbledon, talked about her marketing campaign forward of this 12 months’s WTA Finals in Riyadh. She sounded very very like a participant at peace along with her sport and her progress, with an eye fixed on larger and even perhaps higher achievements down the highway.
“It was in all probability the season with probably the most ups and downs and when it comes to the outcomes and generally how I felt enjoying tournaments,” she stated. “However I feel I discovered lots, although I’m already an skilled participant, I had some challenges this 12 months that actually had been type of new, and I wanted to regulate to them a bit of bit extra additionally. I feel it was the primary 12 months once I didn’t really feel like I’m nonetheless younger, . In order that was additionally a distinct feeling. However total, I feel successful Wimbledon made this season already tremendous particular and wonderful, and simply put it over anything I’d say, after which enjoying nice in Cincinnati and successful in order nicely.”
“It was a tough season, however ultimately, I can say it was a very good one.”
Swiatek began her WTA Finals marketing campaign with one other spectacular efficiency on Saturday, as she sailed previous 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-2.
She’s bidding for her second title on the tour’s season-ending championships.
Requested about the truth that she is the youngest participant to qualify for the WTA Finals in 5 successive seasons in over a decade, Swiatek talked about her age versus her perceived age.
“I really feel like I’m 40 already,” she stated, laughing. “No however like, severely, for certain, the life on tour is intense, and all of the seasons are tremendous intense. So it’s straightforward to neglect how younger I’m as nicely, as a result of I really feel like I’ve simply been on tour for like, 10 years. Truly, it’s been six, however it’s been simply actually busy and likewise environment friendly. So that is one thing that I’m completely satisfied about, however I’m nonetheless younger, so there’s lots to vary and enhance in my sport, and it’s at all times good to search out that perspective on the finish, particularly earlier than the preseason or earlier than some intervals of time when you’ve bit extra [time to] observe.”
Blair Henley requested Swaitek to go over a few of the technical developments she made in her sport in 2025. Turns on the market had been a couple of massive ones.
“I feel technically for certain, the way in which I performed on sooner surfaces and the way in which I deal with generally sooner balls, ones that had been a problem for me in earlier seasons, this was one thing that I felt improved completely,” she stated. “Additionally the pace of the serve.. I used to be fifth or one thing in aces this season. I’d love for my share to at all times be constant, in order that’s the following aim. However now I do know that I can serve these speeds and and serve lots of aces as nicely, and get some free factors, so I feel these two issues went actually nice. And actually, this was my aim.
