Iga Swiatek makes surprise schedule announcement – ‘See you soon’

Iga Swiatek will be in action for Poland at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after reversing her initial decision to skip action in Malaga.
World No 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek starred for Poland during the qualification round back in April, winning both her rubbers to help her nation seal a place in the Finals.
However, the 23-year-old was not announced as part of the initial squad confirmed by Poland’s BJK Cup captain Dawid Celt last month, with the Poland team originally anchored by Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette.
But, in a surprise turn of events, Swiatek announced on Tuesday morning that she would head to Malaga to play in the Finals, with action beginning on November 13th.
She wrote: “See you in Malaga! I’m happy to announce that I will play in the BJKC Finals.
“I’m glad that I’ll play for my country and proudly represent Poland. Together with team Poland we will give our best on the court.
“I hope you’ll watch and support us. See you soon.”
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Alongside Frech and Linette, Swiatek joins Katarzyna Kawa and Maja Chwalinska in Poland’s team.
Team captain Celt is known to have a close relationship with Swiatek, and the two were working together temporarily before the Pole hired Wim Fissette as her new coach.
The world No 2 has not played since her US Open quarter-final defeat, choosing to skip the Asian swing following her split from previous long-term coach Tomasz Wiktorowski.
Her decision to play in Malaga means that she has two events left on her calendar for 2024, with her WTA Finals title defence taking place the week before the BJK Cup Finals.
In Malaga, Poland initially faces an intriguing Round of 16 tie against hosts Spain – where Swiatek could potentially face Paula Badosa in a battle of the nation’s respective No 1’s.
Should Swiatek and Poland win that tie, they would then face second seed’s Czech Republic in the last eight.
She is also now set to be the highest-ranked player in action in the draw, with only two other top-10 players – world No 4 Jessica Pegula, and world No 6 Jasmine Paolini – set to represent the US and Italy respectively.
Other notable names in action include Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova, and Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu.
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