Iga Swiatek gives update on potential break as she reveals ‘bitterness’

Sam Cooper 18 Jun 2025 4:07 PM

The former No. 1 has previously hinted she may take a break from the game after a poor run of form.

Iga Swiatek has revealed her “bitterness” at losing out on her No 1 spot following a drop of form to kick off the 2025 season.

Having spent 125 weeks at No 1, the seventh-best in women’s history, Swiatek dropped out of the top two for the first time in three years following her third-round loss in Rome.

However, she insists her ranking is not something she thinks about every day, even if she does have “bitterness” about losing her top spot.

“It’s not like I think about it every day,” she told Sport.pl. “My perspective doesn’t change in this context. Even when I was the leader, I always said that I didn’t look at the rankings. And it still is.

“However, when I came back in February after the Australian Open, I actually had a moment when I felt a lot of bitterness about how I lost that ranking. But then I focused on work.

“I think that many people got used to being higher in the ranking, and I did too for a while. But sports work a bit differently.

“Anyone with common sense knows that not everything is constant in sports. Other girls are developing too, there is constant competition. I won’t always be first.

“However, on a daily basis, when I work, train, play matches, I don’t think about it at all. I know what tools I have and what I can show on the court. The fact that I play with the number doesn’t change that.”

The Polish player has lost 10 matches already this season, more than she did in the entirety of 2024, and is looking for a return to form. However, the grass season has rarely been kind to her with Wimbledon remaining her worst Slam.

The 24-year-old has never made it past the quarters and last month hinted she may take an extended break from the sport instead of competing.

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However, she is now confident she will be playing in SW19, suggesting a break is not “a good solution.”

“I don’t feel the need to take a break,” she clarified. “And in the past, when I even felt the need for a moment, but still kept working, there were really satisfying moments. I don’t think it’s a good solution. I know how hard it is to return to the games, even after the month-long break I had. I prefer to be in rhythm and build my process.

“Tennis is very demanding. I don’t know what my schedule will be for the coming years. Maybe I’ll skip one or two tournaments sometimes to get some freshness and come in with new energy? Like now, when I lost in Rome earlier. But I definitely don’t feel the need to take a break to live differently. There will be time for that, and for now I’m very happy to live my life as it is now, because it’s great.”