The end – at least for a while – of hard surfaces. Iga Świątek spent the last week in Biel, where she contributed a lot to the 4-0 win over Switzerland in the Billie Jean King Cup .
Rest? A moment off? None of that. The WTAworld ranking leader appeared in Stuttgart on Monday.
“So… Finally, Iga on the flour!” – wrote on the X platform Canal+ Sport journalist Żelisław Żyżyński, who also showed a short recording. You can see the whole thing at the end of the material.
We’ve finally made it, number 1 in our kingdom. The first steps on clay this year,” added the popular “Żelek”.
Świątek will start her clay season in Germany. She won the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart , which began on Monday, April 15, twice in a row.
The main draw took place on Sunday. The Pole was of course the highest seeded player and received a bye to start things off. In the second round, her opponent will be German Tatjana Maria or Belgian Elise Mertens. The WTA ranking leader will play her first match on Wednesday or Thursday.
