After losing to Madison Keys in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Iga Świątek is already preparing for her next appearances. The Polish star will return to play in over a week and will fight for her fourth consecutive triumph in Qatar (WTA 1000 Doha), from where she will travel to Dubai. Iga Świątek is already in Europe, but she has spent the last few days outside of Poland. We know where.
After returning from Australia , Iga Świątekspent some nice time in Switzerland. The WTA vice-ranking player visited the headquarters of On Running in Zurich. The clothing brand is one of our star’s main sponsors, and Iga Świątek traditionally fulfills her obligations to her patrons during breaks between tournaments. Video recordings and photos of the Polish tennis player’s visit to Switzerland appeared on Wednesday. Now, Iga Świątek herself has also shared a photo from Zurich with her fans.
“I had a great time with you. Thank you for your hospitality,” wrote Iga Świątek , posting a photo on Instagram from the On headquarters in Zurich.
Iga Świątek dreamed of her first triumph at the Australian Open, but the Polish woman’s winning march was stopped in the semifinals by Madison Keys . “It was certainly a great, very solid time. This year Australia gave me more satisfaction, more colors, more good experiences. You could even say that we became friends. Although of course I am dissatisfied with the result in Melbourne, looking realistically we see and know what a good job we did and where we are heading. It’s time to catch our breath after the intense pre-season and start the Middle East Swing project. See you soon,” wrote Iga Świątek to fans on social media.
When is Iga Świątek playing the next WTA tournament? She will play in Doha!
Iga Świątek has a performance in Qatar ahead of her . She triumphed in the WTA 1000 Doha tournament in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Now she has a chance to win this competition for the fourth time in a row. However, it will not be easy, because the biggest stars will perform in Doha, including Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka, who withdrew from this tournament a year ago, resting after winning the Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka was supposed to repeat Iga Świątek’s feat and, like the Pole in Roland Garros, win the Australian Open for the third time in a row. However, she did not complete a hat-trick and her advantage over the Pole in the WTA ranking decreased from 1,536 to just 186 points. Iga Świątek loses very little, but it will be difficult for her to return to the tennis throne in the near future, which she occupied for 125 weeks. This is because a year ago, the Belarusian played little and poorly in February and March, and the Pole celebrated successes such as a third consecutive triumph in Qatar (1,000 points) or victory in Indian Wells (1,000 points). In total, in these two months, Iga won as many as 2,510 points in 2024 and that is how many she will now defend. Sabalenka’s achievement during this time? Just 195 points!
And in April, the clay tournaments will begin, which Iga Świątek dominated phenomenally in 2024 (only one defeat in Stuttgart). That’s why it looks like the next good opportunity to attack Aryna Sabalenka’s position will come only in the second half of the year.
Iga Świątek’s start plans for February and March 2025
- WTA 1000 Doha – February 9
- WTA 1000 Dubai – February 16
- WTA 1000 Indian Wells – March 5
- WTA 1000 Miami Open – March 18
