Iga Swiatek will play her first match since the US Open at the Korea Open, as she gets her Asian Swing underway.
The Pole’s appearance at the WTA 500 events will mark her first tour-level match since the US Open, where she bowed out in the quarterfinals.
In the last eight at Flushing Meadows, Swiatek lost to Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, concluding a largely successful Grand Slam season.
Two weeks after her defeat to the American, she will now kick off her campaign in Seoul, where several big names will feature.
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesIga Swiatek speaks ahead of her first match at the Korea Open
Emma Raducanu and Sofia Kenin are among the stars who stand in the way of Swiatek‘s pursuit of the title.
The world number two said in her pre-tournament press conference: “I don’t think it makes sense to even think about the final already, and any girl can win this tournament.
“Great players come here. So I’m just going to really take it step by step. Just think about my first match.
“I only came here yesterday, so I really need to use my time to just focus on here and now, and the practices and the first match.
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“We’ll see how I’m going to feel, how I’m going to play, and there are many players who can play in the final. So we’ll see.
“I haven’t been practicing a lot because I needed time to recover and to do everything to just be ready to play matches, so physically, I feel great.
“I feel like I need to practice some more, but I don’t have any pain or anything. It’s all good.”
Iga Swiatek’s impressive 2025 Grand Slam season
Swiatek enjoyed her best Grand Slam season since 2022 this year, reaching at least the quarterfinals of each major.
The 24-year-old matched her best career finish at the Australian Open in January when she made the semifinals before suffering defeat to eventual champion Madison Keys.
Though she was not able to claim her fourth Roland Garros crown in a row, Swiatek clinched a maiden Wimbledon championship, becoming the first from her country to emerge victorious in singles at the All England Club.
Her triumph in SW19 completed the ‘Surface Slam’ and brought her within one Australian Open title of the Career Grand Slam.