Something is happening with Iga

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Surely many have wondered today, Saturday, May 10, what is happening with Iga Swiatek. It's not surprising. After a somewhat tumultuous end to last year, with her positive test and subsequent one-month suspension, and a start to 2025 that hasn't quite taken off, clay seemed to come as a lifeline in the middle of the ocean for the Polish player. Her favorite surface. Where she could turn around the situation she was experiencing. And a month later, things have not only not improved, but have gotten worse.

Swiatek stormed through the 2024 clay court season like a hurricane: sweeping everything in her path. 22 matches, 21 wins, and just one loss. Three consecutive titles (Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros). Nothing suggested that the Polish player would arrive in Paris this year with only six wins in nine matches. No titles or finals. In fact, Iga will complete a full year without reaching a final in June. Quite unusual for one of the circuit's top players in the last four years. Something is definitely wrong.

Last week in Poland, the press mentioned a family and personal issue after her loss in Madrid. Specifically, several media outlets revealed that Swiatek's grandfather had passed away, and the tennis player had to attend the funeral in the days leading up to her participation in Spain. Perhaps that explains why mentally, she seems elsewhere, or why things are not quite right for her. Such an event may explain her current slump, but the issue with Iga is that her results have been lacking for some time now.

After Roland Garros last year, the Polish player entered a small cycle of defeats that may have affected her morale. Third round at Wimbledon, facing Putintseva. Quite a surprise back then. Losing in the Olympic Games semifinals, missing out on the gold, must have hurt a little extra. Following that, a semifinal in Cincinnati against Sabalenka, quarterfinals at the US Open against Pegula (a clear defeat), and then two months without competing, only to exit in the group stage at the WTA Finals.

The one-month suspension at the end of 2024 might have been the final blow mentally for Swiatek, who faced international criticism over the incident, adding extra pressure that took its toll. Her performances in 2025 so far show an Iga dwindling from better to worse, yet to reach any finals, displaying her weakest form on the clay court season just when everyone anticipated her resurgence.

Therefore, if you are wondering what's going on with Iga Swiatek, the answer might be "many things." It's a combination of various situations that may have placed her in a mentally challenging position with a hard-to-digest moment. In a mental game like tennis, any extra pressure or off-court instability impacts the on-court performance. The lack of results, personal situation, and loss of consistency in her game have led to her downfall.

Seeking something new, Swiatek parted ways with half of her team in recent months, the same team that guided her to five Grand Slam victories. A decision that was hard to comprehend at the time, and looking at her current form, it has not paid off. Wim Fissette, her new coach, doesn't seem to have found the right approach for an Iga who is slipping down the rankings and will exit the Top 3 for the first time in three years.

As a result, Swiatek will enter Roland Garros as the world number 4, plunged into a deep crisis both in terms of results and tennis level, with the added pressure she knows is upon her, being the defending champion and aware that this is her last chance to regain ground on the circuit.

Having dispelled rumors of taking a couple of months off for a break if things didn't go well in Rome and Paris, this may reflect the current situation surrounding Swiatek: uncertainty, mystery, and many doubts. What's clear is that something is amiss with Iga. Some are already doubting her favoritism at Roland Garros. Given her current form, it makes sense. Given her recent history, not as much. In a month, we will see if the wound heals or grows larger.

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