World No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from next week's China Open in Beijing, citing personal reasons.

Swiatek is set to lose 1,000 ranking points as Sabalenka is lurking from behind and having her eyes on the top spot.

Iga Swiatek will compete at the Korea Open from 16 September in Seoul, looking to regain her form after her US Open quarterfinals exit. After that, she will be competing at the China Open in Beijing.

John McEnroe has suggested that reigning WTA World No. 1 Iga Swiatek does not adjust her game according to the demands of faster surfaces. Four of Swiatek's five Grand Slam titles have come on the ...

Tennis fans can now add Iga Swiatek to the rapidly growing list of women's players who have withdrawn from the Korea Open. Swiatek says her physical condition has not returned to normal since ...

Swiatek has never played in the tournament, having been too low-ranked to play in 2019. Aryna Sabalenka last won the title in 2019 beating Alison Riske and Arnette Kontaveit in 2018.

For the third year in a row, Iga Swiatek will not feature at the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Spain in November, having turned down the chance to represent Poland. Instead, Polish captain Dawid ...

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will not play next week’s Korea Open, seeing the 2024-elevated WTA 500 event lose all of its expected Top 10 stars. On Friday, the five-time major winner pulled out due to ...

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and world No. 6 Coco Gauff are out of Poland and the United States’ respective squads for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which will take place from November 13-20 ...

But the tournament has now lost Iga Swiatek just one day after several big names pulled out of the draw. Days before the Korea Open kicks off, the field has fallen apart. World No. 1 Swiatek is ...

Iga Swiatek wouldn’t let last year’s spiral repeat. Instead, she’s back on track. Back on track as a late-tournament staple, which she had become accustomed to as she won five Grand Slam titles.