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 about to fall exterior of the High-2 for the primary time in 165 weeks (since March 21, 2022) when Monday’s new rankings are launched. She’ll be no increased than No.4, and will fall to No.5, relying on what occurs with Jasmine Paolini in Rome subsequent week.
That spells hassle for Swiatek’s seeding in Paris, the place she may 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) Could 10, 2025
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will likely be ranked at No.2 and No.3, not essentially in that order, subsequent week.
Of the final 165 weeks contained in the High 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 12 months’s US Open.
It’s not the top of the world for Swiatek, who received her maiden Slam title at Roland-Garros unseeded and with a rating of No.54, nevertheless it’s an indication of her current struggles.
“For positive it hasn’t been simple,” she mentioned after falling to Danielle Collins 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday to fall to 21-3 lifetime on the Foro Italico. “For positive I am doing one thing flawed. So I would like to only regroup and alter some stuff. I had some recommendation from the workforce. I will simply attempt to do that.”
Requested if she will get a special 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 would not matter what issues I get. Yearly is completely different, so… Does not matter.”
