Iga Świątek may have started 2025 slowly, but she certainly finished it with a flourish.
After all, much of the talk ahead of last season was dominated by her title drought, which was only ended after over a year.
There was arguably no better way to cut it short though, with the most unexpected of titles at Wimbledon.
It was a run that captivated many, made even more special by the crushing nature of her 6-0, 6-0 win over Amanda Anisimova in the final.
However, despite returning to the world number two spot just in time for the year-end rankings to be released, the Polish superstar has argued that she has seen a shift in women’s tennis that indicates it’s getting harder to compete.
The change Iga Swiatek has noticed on the WTA Tour
Speaking to Clay, in an interview also published by RG Media, Iga Swiatek shared her satisfaction with finishing 2025 ranked second.
She would then use that as a vessel to outline just how strong she feels women’s tennis has become, arguing: “I think finishing as No. 2 is a great achievement.
Who is your favorite player on the WTA Tour right now?
“I think the level we’re all at got more equal. I think you could see that, especially during the WTA finals, basically, any of us could win this tournament, we really played a lot of tight matches.
“There are some players that obviously prefer some conditions or others who feel better in this or that part of the season… but I think overall we all are getting better in a really fast way.
“If I would serve, like, 185 kilometres per hour three years ago, I think it would be a game changer, and it would be amazing, but now (that) I actually learned to do that, I realised that girls are serving 195. It’s obviously not only about the speed. It is just an example, but I think tennis is evolving and we’re all presenting a pretty good level now.”
Iga Swiatek speaks about completing the career Grand Slam in Australia
Swiatek also spoke about wanting to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia just next month, but did well not to heap the pressure on herself.
After all, this was a very different approach to the one used by the men’s world number one, with Carlos Alcaraz revealing his ultimate goal at the Australian Open.
What is your match of the year from the 2025 WTA season?
Swiatek, instead, suggested: “I don’t set goals like that.
“Obviously it’s something that I dream of and something that I want to happen one day but I’m not going to come to Melbourne and think about it every day.
“I know that there’s seven matches to win and the Grand Slams are two weeks, a lot can happen. So I’m really going to just take it step by step. Just focusing on the pre-season well is the key, and then I’ll see. But for sure, it would be a dream come true.”
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