Swiatek: "Right now, I'm not focusing on the number one"

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Iga Swiatek is already at the WTA Finals 2025 to put the icing on the season and reclaim the title after the 2023 edition. Although she may not finish as the number one in the WTA rankings, she is more than proud of her progress after a challenging start to the year where she was merely a shadow of herself. It seemed unlikely that she would come back so quickly, but she did it in style, capturing multiple titles for her trophy cabinet during this thrilling 2025 tennis season.

The season of Iga Swiatek was a gradual progression. It started with a semifinal at the Australian Open, but she didn't taste a final until the WTA Bad Homburg on grass. The entire clay court swing, where she excels, was a constant headache. At the Mutua Madrid Open, she suffered in the worst way in the semifinal against Coco Gauff (6-1 6-1). In Rome, she couldn't get past the second round against Danielle Collins, and her image was particularly harsh as she was seen crying on the court. However, in her favorite tournament, Roland Garros, she fell in the semifinals with a bagel included against a much superior Aryna Sabalenka (7-6 4-6 6-0). Following that, and against all odds, she claimed Wimbledon for the first time in her career and her progression went upward with titles at the WTA Cincinnati and the WTA Seoul.

Iga Swiatek is not thinking about the number 1 spot in the WTA rankings

The Polish player spoke at a press conference after her first victory at the 2025 WTA Finals against Madison Keys (6-1 6-2) and discussed her chances of returning to the top of the rankings: "I don't focus on number one, Aryna has played well and she was thinking about it before the Asian swing, but she had to play many tournaments to surpass her. I don't care about the ranking as long as I'm playing as well as possible and evolving in my game as in recent months."

Crushing dominance

"It's not boring to dominate so quickly; it's a good feeling because you see that your game is working. It's not always possible to win so convincingly, so I try to enjoy it and repeat it whenever I can. I've been working all season to return to this level, both in serving and returning. I like to adapt to every style of play and try to do it in the best possible way. I believe I have improved my game on fast courts compared to previous seasons," she stated.

Keys' form and next objective

The American had gone 68 days without competing, specifically since she surprisingly lost in the first round of the US Open to Renata Zarazua (6-7 7-6 7-5): "It was noticeable that Keys had been out of action for a while, which from my experience can make you lose a bit of practice. On my part, I have improved a lot in the speed of my serve. I think I am among the top five players with the most aces, and my next goal is to keep that percentage consistently high."

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