World No. 2 says reduced workload will help her perform better under pressure

Iga Swiatek reached another level in 2025, finally adding a Wimbledon crown to her growing list of major achievements. Her year ended with a defeat at the WTA Finals, but across the season she still lifted three titles — Wimbledon, Korea and Cincinnati — and reached the Bad Homburg final. Even with that success, Swiatek has repeatedly voiced concerns about the demanding WTA calendar and has now offered the clearest indication yet that she intends to trim her schedule in 2026.

The Pole played 81 matches this year, winning 64 — a total bettered only by Aryna Sabalenka — yet she admits such a workload is unsustainable. In a new interview, Swiatek suggested she will strategically skip events next season to focus on

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