“Doesn’t really matter”: Iga Swiatek casts aside what rankings math says about clay season

The five-time major winner arrived at the tournament having dropped outside of the Top 2 for the first time in more than three years following her Rome exit to Danielle Collins. In falling to Sabaelnka, Swiatek no longer has any champion points to defend with 2024 Roland Garros marking her most recent title run—and appearance in a final.

The Warsaw native combined to capture eight crowns across her three European clay-court swings prior to 2025, highlighted by last year’s Madrid, Rome and French Open sweep.

“Obviously looking at the math, I lost many points right now, but I know that it doesn’t really matter. Like, any of us can win these tournaments,” she expressed.

“We kind of start every tournament from the beginning. So I’m just going to try to do my job and focus on, like, just getting progress and learning new stuff on grass right now.”