Iga Swiatek’s hopes of completing a Career Slam this season came to an end in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Swiatek entered Melbourne as one of the tournament favourites, with the Australian Open standing as the only Grand Slam she has yet to claim.
Can you name every women's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era?Note: The Open was moved from January to December in 1977, so there were two Opens played in that year. It was moved again in 1986 from December to January, so there was no Open played in 1986.
Two of the top women's tennis players have thrown their support behind Coco Gauff and her wish for players to have media-restricted areas where they can go for privacy.
Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek echo Coco Gauff's concerns over the use of cameras away from the court at the Australian Open, insisting more privacy is needed for all players competing.
Iga Swiatek backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy at tennis tournaments, saying that the seemingly limitless access to players is often unnecessary.
Fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina took advantage of an error-filled effort by second-seeded Iga Swiatek and rolled to a 7-5, 6-1 win in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne.
The Australian Open has now entered week two, with Iga Swiatek among the stars still in with a chance of success. In fact, the top seeds have stolen the limelight at the hard-court tournament in Melbourne, where Swiatek is chasing her maiden title.
Iga Swiatek has progressed through the Australian Open in fairly smooth fashion as she has made her way to the last eight of the competition. The Pole is one stage away from her best-ever performance at the Melbourne event, as she holds two semi-final appearances to her name in 2022 and 2025.
Iga Swiatek’s build-up to her Australian Open fourth-round match was far from smooth, thanks to a disagreement with tournament organisers. This year, Swiatek is seen as one of the favourites at the Australian Open, and she has a chance to complete the Career Slam if she can win her first title in Melbourne.
Day seven at the Australian Open promises plenty of entertaining tennis as the third round continues. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Naomi Osaka vs Madison Inglis.
Let’s be real for a second—Melbourne Park hasn’t always been the kindest hunting ground for Iga Swiatek. For a player who essentially owns the clay courts of Paris and has already tasted glory in New York, the Australian Open has remained that one elusive puzzle piece.
Swiatek reaches third round of Australian Open with praise for Djokovic Iga Swiatek has moved into the third round of the Australian Open as her bid for a career Grand Slam continues.
We’re not even a full week into the 2026 Australian Open, and we’ve already got the moment that everyone is going to be talking about for the rest of the tournament.
It was not always pretty, but Iga Swiatek picked up a first round win at the 2026 Australian Open with a victory over qualifier Yuan Yue: 7-6(5), 6-3. Swiatek hit 34 unforced errors and acknowledged the issues after the match.
The brief offseason is over, and the world's best tennis players have arrived in Melbourne for the 2026 Australian Open. As always, the top players participate in a pre-tournament press conference.
Iga Swiatek’s 2026 season got off to an up-and-down start, as she helped Team Poland win the United Cup. She won her first three matches but then lost her final two, falling to Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic in rather one-sided fashion.
Last week, Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the highly publicized and equally polarizing "Battle of the Sexes" exhibition match. Billie Jean King denounced the match, and now Iga Swiatek is the first current WTA star to speak out against the spectacle.
Entering the year with a new head coach and following a late-season suspension related to a positive drug test, Iga Swiatek, for the first time since she became the top player we have grown accustomed to over the past few years, began 2025 with real questions surrounding her form and status.