No, Iga Swiatek isn't skipping 2025 Wimbledon

ROME, Italy—“Who said that?”

Iga Swiatek wanted to know the source of rumors claiming she planned to skip the upcoming Wimbledon Championships.

“Shouldn't believe this stuff,” the former world No. 1 confimed during her Media Day press conference at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. “During past few days I saw million comments that were not true.”

Swiatek has become the center of much speculation through what has largely been a solid season, albeit one without the tremendous highs she’s used to achieving. The world No. 2 has reached at least the quarterfinals of every tournament she’s entered in 2025, but has not made a final since last year’s Roland Garros when she won her fifth Grand Slam title.

Her latest defeat was in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open, where she endured a shock 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Coco Gauff—the result coming at the end of an emotionally trying week given the loss of her grandfather.

“I don't get it,” said Swiatek, who is the defending champion at the Foro Italico. “There are so many theories right now I would say especially in Polish media about me that are not true. I think, I don't know, you guys like to make some articles that will attract people. I get it. It's part of the job.

“But yeah, for sure I'm not going to skip Wimbledon. I really want to learn how to play on grass better. Every year is another opportunity. I will play Wimbledon, for sure, unless I get injured.”

A former junior Wimbledon champion, the 23-year-old has posted her least dominant results on grass in the years since winning her first major title at 2020 Roland Garros. Relatively subpar results on hard courts and clay have been more surprising, leading Swiatek to consider her own perfectionism as a source of this recent late-stage inconsistency.

“I have [a] love-and-hate relationship with my perfectionism,” said Swiatek, who will play her first match against either Italian wild card Elisabetta Cocciaretto or Elina Avaneseyan.

For sure I'm not going to skip Wimbledon. I really want to learn how to play on grass better. Every year is another opportunity. Iga Swiatek

“The thing is that I only remember the good stuff from last years because I was winning titles and everything. My head kind of remembers the good stuff. Sometimes I'm on court, I feel like I'm going to play this loopy forehand there, my great backhand there. I'm making decisions that are not really good at the moment because I just remember how it felt previous tournaments or previous years. I kind of assume it's going to go in, and then I make mistakes. It's not the same, I'm confused.

“That's why I'm happy that I have my team around me to also help me to manage this stuff,” added the Pole, who is currently coached by Wim Fissette. “Without them, for sure it wouldn't be so easy.

“But still I feel like with the way sometimes I've been playing, I feel like I'm doing good results. I'm close to doing a little bit more. I just need to just push a little bit more and not let my thoughts go around like this.”

Swiatek finds herself in a precarious part of the season when it comes to the WTA rankings; already disappointed that she has been unable to compete with rival Aryna Sabalenka for world No. 1, the No. 2 seed could drop further should she not post strong results in Rome and Roland Garros—both of which she won in 2024.

“I might be harsh on myself,” Swiatek conceded. “Later on, when I reflect and I have time to just see this first part of the season from a different perspective, I'm for sure proud of the consistency. Still I feel like I'm the most kind of consistent as I was previous years.

“But for sure I want to also win some tournaments. That's also the goal.”

Swiatek will set back to work at her goal later this week.