By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday Could 10, 2025
Iga Swiatek’s tennis has not been the identical this spring, as she has didn’t win a title on the floor heading into Roland-Garros for the primary time since 2020. Her rating received’t be the identical come Monday.
The previous World No.1 is ready to fall exterior of the Prime-2 for the primary time in 165 weeks (since March 21, 2022) when Monday’s new rankings are launched. She’ll be no greater than No.4, and will fall to No.5, relying on what occurs with Jasmine Paolini in Rome subsequent week.
That spells bother for Swiatek’s seeding in Paris, the place she might now face Aryna Sabalenka as early because the semifinals, and doubtlessly the quarterfinals, if she finally ends up at No.5 subsequent week.
Iga Swiatek will depart the highest 3 of the WTA rankings for the primary time since March 2022.1161 days.
Unimaginable achievement to remain there for therefore lengthy. pic.twitter.com/udKYp0EOSC
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 10, 2025
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula might be ranked at No.2 and No.3, not essentially in that order, subsequent week.
Of the final 165 weeks contained in the Prime 2, Swiatek has spent 125 of them as No.1, however she has been wanting up at Aryna Sabalenka for the reason that finish of final yr’s US Open.
It’s not the tip of the world for Swiatek, who received her maiden Slam title at Roland-Garros unseeded and with a rating of No.54, but it surely’s an indication of her current struggles.
“For certain it hasn’t been straightforward,” she mentioned after falling to Danielle Collins 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday to fall to 21-3 lifetime on the Foro Italico. “For certain I am doing one thing flawed. So I would like to only regroup and alter some stuff. I had some recommendation from the crew. I will simply strive to do that.”
Requested if she will get a distinct feeling when she arrives in Paris, the place she is 35-2 lifetime with 4 titles, together with triumphs on the final three stagings, she mentioned:
“It does not matter what issues I get. Yearly is totally different, so… Would not matter.”
