Daria Abramowicz

World No 1, Poland, Olympics, doping: Everything you always wanted to know about Iga Swiatek (but never had time to find out) – updated after drugs ban

Five-time Roland-Garros champion Iga Swiatek is the first Pole and 28th woman to top the world rankings. Here are some facts about one of the stars of women's tennis

Fraser Masefield

November 29, 2024

Iga Swiatek and Tomasz Wiktorowski, Roland-Garros 2024

“It was simply a necessity” – Wiktorowski opens up on split with Swiatek

Swiatek and Wiktorowski split earlier this month after working together for three seasons

Haresh Ramchandani

October 16, 2024

Daria Abramowicz, in red, watching Iga Swiatek's triumph in Paris.

Daria Abramowicz: “I am so proud of her, because it was so hard”

As Iga Świątek clinched her fourth trophy at Roland-Garros and so her fifth Grand Slam title, we asked her sports psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, to open the window a bit into the Swiatek’s version of the champion’s mindset.

Carole Bouchard

June 8, 2024

Iga Swiatek recalls the match that kick-started her clay-court prowess: ‘I just let it go!’

Three years ago, Iga Swiatek lost at the Italian Open to Arantxa Rus. Since then, she is undefeated in Rome, has two Roland-Garros titles and is favourite for a third this year. What flicked the switch?