US EditionSwiatek Slams 'Intense' Calendar as Players Feel the Grind to Protect Rankings
- Iga Swiatek, the eighth seed at Wimbledon and former world number one, criticized the intense tennis calendar ahead of her first-round match on Tuesday.
- Swiatek cited mandatory tournaments forcing players to compete in over 20 events yearly, causing mental health challenges and pressure to maintain rankings.
- This year, Swiatek reached her first grass-court final at the Bad Homburg Open but lost to top seed Jessica Pegula and fell in the French Open semi-finals.
- She described the grass surface as still difficult but noted it gets easier each year to adapt, giving more time to develop as a player.
- Swiatek's remarks highlight growing discontent with the demanding 11-month tennis schedule, reflected in a lawsuit filed by the players' union calling it 'unsustainable.
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Swiatek slams ‘intense’ calendar as players feel the grind to protect rankings
Now ranked fourth in the world, Swiatek described being trapped in a system where she had to choose between representing her country and focusing on herself after she reluctantly skipped Poland’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in April.
·India
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Swiatek slams 'intense' calendar as players feel the grind to protect rankings
Iga Swiatek criticised the relentless tennis calendar on Sunday, with the former world number one saying that players should not be forced to compete in more than 20 tournaments a year to maintain their rankings.Now ranked fourth in the world, Swiatek described being trapped in a system where she had to choos
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