Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek’s post match interview took an awkward turn when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach

On Monday night, Iga Swiatek won the Cincinnati Open. On Tuesday, she played two U.S. Open doubles matches in New York City.

Swiatek went more than a year without even reaching a final anywhere, but the Wimbledon champ is back at No. 2 in the rankings and has to be considered among the strongest contenders at a

With her win over Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek has now racked up 11 WTA 1000 titles, putting her second on the list since 2009, with only Serena Williams ahead of her. Serena Williams has racked up 13 titles at this level since 2009, the year the WTA first introduced the Premier Mandatory tier that later became known as WTA 1000 events.

Following her 7-5, 6-4 final win over Jasmine Paolini to earn her first Cincinnati Open title on Monday night, the world No. 2 took a private jet along with Carlos Alcaraz to New York to arrive in time for the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament Tuesday.

Among the women, No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek is a narrow favorite (+250) over world No. 1 and defending U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka (+295), with American No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and Russian-born No. 9 Elena Rybakina tied as third favorites (+850), followed by 18-year-old Russian No. 5 Mirra Andreeva (+975).

Iga Swiatek enters the 2025 US Open revived, having bounced back from a turbulent start to the season with a maiden Wimbledon crown and a dominant Cincinnati title. Back up to World No. 2, she now chases hardcourt glory in New York to reaffirm her all-surface dominance.

A look at some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts Sunday, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Ranked: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 50-10 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — U.

Swiatek then explained: "That's not possible because when your agent asked my agent, I think, or you asked me, I had no idea what I'm signing up for. I was like, 'Yeah okay, I want to play with Casper.' But I didn't know what the tournament is going to look like so it must've been you."

In the often sterile world of post-match press conferences, where athletes recite clichés like they’re reading from a script, Iga Swiatek just dropped a comedic gem.

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