Difficult times for Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek achieved undeniable success at the Olympic Games in Paris, winning the bronze medal. At first, she was not entirely happy about it, when she had the ambition to win gold. After the medal ceremony, when she officially received her medal, she stated on Eurosport that she appreciated it.
In retrospect, the Pole certainly appreciated what she had just achieved even more. After competing at the Olympics, she returned to competition on the court at the WTA Cincinnati tournament. There, she reached the semi-finals, where she lost in two sets to Aryna Sabalenka, who was returning to her best form. Then came the US Open, where, however, she did not repeat the success of 2022, when she won the competition.Świątek was eliminated in the quarter-finals, after a clash with Jessica Pegula. It seemed that the WTA 500 in Seoul would be a great opportunity to return to her best form.
Iga Świątek withdraws from Seoul tournament. She gave reasons for her decision
This afternoon, like a bolt from the blue, the news about Iga Świątek’s withdrawal from the competition in Seoul, which starts this Sunday, came out of the blue. The news was published on the Tennis Asia profile on X. The authors express great bitterness about the fact that no tennis player from the TOP 10 WTA ranking will take part in the tournament, which has only just been given the rank of 500.
Iga Świątek is NOT PARTICIPATED in the Korea Open tournament.
A disaster for the tournament as all 10 top players withdrew as the Seoul event became a 500-ranked event for the first time in history, it said.
Iga Świątek informed about the reasons for her decision. According to Korean media, the physical condition of the Raszyn player has not returned to the normal before the US Open, which is why the tennis player is giving up on this tournament.
My physical condition has not returned to normal after the US Open. I cannot go to Seoul. Please understand. I have not had the opportunity to make changes to my schedule – Świątek told local media.
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Iga Świątek has followed in the footsteps of other top tennis players. Fręch enters the game
It can be said that Iga Świątek, in deciding to withdraw from the WTA Seoul tournament, followed in the footsteps of other top tennis players. Some time ago,Aryna Sabalenka , who won the last two tournaments in Cincinnati and the US Open , announced her absence . The Belarusian is thus continuing her pursuit of the WTA ranking leader. Recently, however, other players have announced their decision to withdraw from the tournament in Seoul. These include Jelena Rybakina , as well as the last conqueror of the Raszyn player, Jessica Pegula .
The ubitennis.com portal reported everything. The Kazakh had to withdraw due to health problems that still bother her. However, the withdrawal of the American, who won in Seoul a year ago, may be a bit surprising. However, this may be due to the intense time of the last, because reaching the US Open final certainly cost her a lot.
Several other tennis players will not be taking part in the WTA Seoul tournament. These include Anastasia Potapova and Katie Boulter. They will be replaced by other players, including Magdalena Fręch , who is currently competing in Guadalajara.
