Iga Swiatek’s 2025 season was a testament to both supreme achievement and the immense toll of the modern tennis calendar. Despite a crowning victory at Wimbledon that she stated she would “take without hesitation,” her season was a grueling marathon of 19 tournaments and approximately 80 matches. This heavy load was a source of frustration for the Pole, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the lengthy schedule, repeatedly expressing that “we play too much and the schedule is crazy.”

Her coach, Wim Fissette, corroborated this view, noting that the intense back-to-back tournaments left little time for Swiatek to properly recover or work on developing her game, leaving them feeling they lacked sufficient training time. This consistent battle against the clock and the calendar has no

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