Iga Swiatek once reigned supreme on the tennis world for over 125 weeks and won five Grand Slam tournaments, with four coming at the French Open alone, but since her win at that tournament has seen her form decline significantly. Exhaustion from her packed schedule as well as constant competition has negatively impacted her performance; to add insult to injury she also found herself embroiled in an unfortunate doping controversy; following a string of tough matches culminating in early exit at Australia Open; Polish tennis star is much in need of restoration time from tennis competition!
Swiatek has had an unfortunate 2025 season thus far, suffering several defeats at major tournaments like Australian Open against Madison Keys and Doha and Dubai respectively, which signalled her start off slowly and significantly below expectations. Yet she continues to fight on and hopes to regain both form and spirit before heading onward to Indian Wells next.
In an effort to unwind, Swiatek recently enjoyed an NBA game, watching the Golden State Warriors triumph over the Charlotte Hornets with a score of 128-92 at the Chase Centre in San Francisco. Her attendance and enthusiastic support for the Warriors were evident through her Instagram story, a gesture that highlights a rare openness from the typically private athlete.
The Chase Centre celebrated Swiatek’s presence with a warm welcome displayed on their jumbotron, indicating her growing influence and popularity beyond the tennis courts. This outing is one of the many ways Swiatek is attempting to balance her professional commitments with personal time, especially following the intense Middle East tournament leg.
Swiatek has long voiced her displeasure with the rigorous schedules imposed upon professional tennis players, reinforcing her comments from last year regarding its exhaustive scheduling. With inconsistent performances among top players struggling to stay in form and inconsistent results coming their way as a result of such demands on player welfare and sustainable competitive schedules being an ongoing problem in tennis, Swiatek’s frustrations reflect an issue greater than just her own frustration with such issues as player wellbeing as well as creating sustainable competitive schedules for player wellbeing purposes and greater sustainability within sport itself.
As Swiatek prepares to defend her Indian Wells title, her supporters and followers hope she returns as an improved competitor ready to regain her winning form.