Swiatek decries ‘karma’ after WTA Finals exit regardless of feeling in prime form

Iga Swiatek, the 2023 WTA Finals champion, is left struggling to know what went flawed after she did not safe a semifinal spot on the season-ending championship for a second straight 12 months

Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek mentioned “karma” is likely to be catching up along with her after earlier successes following a 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 defeat by Amanda Anisimova of their round-robin assembly on the WTA Finals on Wednesday, November 5.

Anisimova piled on extra distress for the Pole with a comeback win in Riyadh, having already overwhelmed Swiatek on the US Open quarterfinals in September to avenge a 6-0, 6-0 drubbing within the Wimbledon closing.

The 2023 WTA Finals champion Swiatek, who captured Wimbledon, Cincinnati, and Seoul titles throughout a resurgent mid-season, was left struggling to know what went flawed after she did not safe a semifinal spot on the season-ending championship for a second straight 12 months.

The 24-year-old Swiatek gained 5 titles final 12 months, together with her fourth French Open, and 6 the 12 months earlier than, however conceded that her exhausting work was not paying off because it used to.

“While you do all the things and it’s nonetheless not sufficient, I assume it implies that you simply have to get your tennis higher. However I felt good mentally, bodily, and tennis clever. It was good wanting on the circumstances and all the things,” Swiatek mentioned.

“So, I don’t actually get why I couldn’t exit of the group (stage). Perhaps I gained an excessive amount of final 12 months and that is karma. It feels sort of bizarre.”

“It’s not like I’m anticipating (something), however from my experiences, if I put a lot depth and grit and I care that a lot it normally sort of paid off.”

Swiatek is projected to complete the 2025 season ranked second behind Aryna Sabalenka and will probably be decided to problem for the highest spot once more subsequent 12 months. – Rappler.com