{"id":276739,"date":"2025-11-07T06:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/276739\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:47:12","slug":"swiateks-2025-was-about-wimbledon-glory-not-karma-tennis-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/276739\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek\u2019s 2025 was About Wimbledon Glory, Not Karma \u2013 Tennis Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iga Swiatek\u2019s 2025 season came to an end this week, as the world No.2 fell short of advancing from the group stage at the WTA Finals in Riyadh. And Swiatek isn\u2019t exactly sure why. Despite feeling that she had prepared and performed well, Swiatek admitted she left the court with a puzzled feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Speaking openly after the match, the 24-year-old described the strange sensation of losing an important match and not really knowing what went wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I did everything I could today, so, like, no regrets. I felt like I had a positive mindset\u2026 I fought, and I really didn\u2019t give up. It wasn\u2019t enough, which makes me sad,\u201d Swiatek said after falling to Amanda Anisimova for the second consecutive time, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Swiatek said she struggled to make sense of the loss not because she felt she played poorly, but because she didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Iga Swiatek: \u201cI felt good mentally, physically, and tennis-wise also it was nice, looking at the conditions and everything. So I don\u2019t really get why I couldn\u2019t go out of the group. Maybe I won too much in the last years and this is karma. It\u2019s really hard for me to say (\u2026)\u201d pic.twitter.com\/hKh44c1CTk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good mentally, physically and tennis-wise\u2026 So I don\u2019t really get why I couldn\u2019t go out of the group,\u201d said the six-time major champion, who opened her WTA Finals with a dominant win over Madison Keys before falling to Elena Rybakina by the wild scorline of 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 in her second match.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Wednesdsay against the American that she ruthlessly dispatched in this year\u2019s Wimbledon final, Swiatek felt she played much better.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you do everything and it\u2019s still not enough, I guess it means that you just need to get your tennis better,\u201d the Pole said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then came the line that sparked debate across the tennis world:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, maybe I won too much last year and this is karma,\u201d Swiatek offered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maybe she\u2019s right? Maybe Iga is like fans on Tennis Twitter, who believe in jinxes so devotedly that they call out anyone who speaks positively about a player early in a match that she eventually loses?<\/p>\n

Doubtful, actually.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social media may have overreacted to Swiatek\u2019s comment about karma, but we\u2019re not going to do that here. She\u2019s probably referring to luck, which is a central part of so many tennis matches. Tennis is a game of millimeters, and often whether a ball ticks a line or a net cord can make the difference in a match. Sometimes you get the breaks, sometimes you don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner was asked to rate his Wimbledon dance with Iga Swiatek:<\/p>\n

Can you give a vote to your dance with Iga Swiatek? <\/p>\n

Jannik: \u201cI drank a little bit before it [laughing] but it was cute, it was nice!\u201d \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

(via @SkySport<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/NyviNIrFIQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

For Swiatek, the comment seemed less about superstition and more about acknowledging the emotional weight of expectations. It\u2019s hard to live up to them when you\u2019ve featured as the tour\u2019s most dominant player and racked up six major titles and 125 weeks at No.1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Swiatek has grown as a person and a player, she\u2019s gotten better at dealing with those pressures, as well.<\/p>\n

Most important? Swiatek seemed to take the defeat in stride. It\u2019s time to decompress and enjoy life as a Wimbledon champion for a few weeks, before getting ready to gear up for another demanding season.\u00a0There\u2019s home cooking to he had, after all. The aroma of her dad\u2019s famous pierogies will soon be wafting through a festive kitchen in Poland.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my experiences, if I put so much intensity and grit and I care that much, usually it kind of paid off. So we\u2019ll see if I keep working, if it\u2019s gonna pay off or not,\u201d Swiatek said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best guess is that there will be plenty of payoffs to come for Swiatek in 2026 and beyond. She\u2019s not done taking the tennis world by storm, even if she has been reeled back in by the field a bit over the last two seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When looking back on her 2025 season there is one thing that will stick out above the rest: the Wimbledon title highlighted all of Swiatek\u2019s adaptability and the obvious chemistry that she has been enjoying with coach Wim Fissette. It was a game-changing moment for Swiatek, one that gives clear proof that she can learn to win on any surface, and under any pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It won\u2019t pay dividends every single week, but you can rest assured that that title at SW19 will keep wind in Swiatek\u2019s sails for many years to come. At six major titles and counting at the age of 24, the future looks bright for Iga, even if her season ended in so-called karmic disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n