Iga Swiatek criticises 'overwhelming' tennis schedule and says stars play too much

Iga Swiatek has criticised her "overwhelming" tennis schedule and said that the stars of the sport play too many matches. Swiatek is flying high after adding another title to her collection at the Seoul Open, but she faces a gruelling run of tournaments between now and the end of the 2025 season. Swiatek won the sixth Grand Slam of her career at Wimbledon in July.

Iga Swiatek of Poland in action against Yue Yuan of China in the second round on Day 6 of the China Open at National Tennis Center on September 27, 2025 in Beijing, China (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)

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Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek believes that tennis stars play too much and that her schedule over the next 11 months is "overwhelming".
The six-time Grand Slam champion is currently competing at the Beijing Open, where she will face Camila Osorio in the Round of 32 on Monday.
September saw the 24-year-old reach the quarter-finals of the US Open before winning the Seoul Open.
Swiatek is expected to compete at the Wuhan Open and WTA Finals in Riyadh before the season draws to a close at the start of November.
The Polish star believes that the schedule the players have to endure at the highest level is "crazy".
"I think we play too much, and the schedule is crazy," she said.
"I try to divide the year into each part of the season and focus on what’s coming up, otherwise, it’s difficult.
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"After a four-week preseason and eight-day vacation, if I look at the end of December and see what awaits me over the next 11 months, it’s overwhelming.
"It’s best to take it step by step because the schedule is demanding and difficult."
The world No. 2 battled back from a set down to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final of the Seoul Open.
It was the latest triumph in a successful year for the four-time French Open champion.
The WTA Finals will be the last WTA Tour event of the season, with the eight top-ranked players set to go head-to-head.
Swiatek regularly reaches the latter stages of tournaments and, as a result, has to compete in far more matches than the average player.
Pedro Martinez reached the third round of Wimbledon this year, his best performance at a Grand Slam since 2021.
He told Tennis365 that players should be more selective about which tournaments they miss if they regularly go deep into tournaments.
"I play a lot of tournaments, but I didn’t play a lot of matches," said the Spaniard.
"So I think it’s something that you have to choose.
"Maybe if you play well in one tournament and you play five matches, it’s more in one week than maybe you play five tournaments, and you don’t play well, and in five weeks you play six matches. So it’s not that much at all.
"But now with the two-week Masters 1000, the calendar is longer. More days in the tournaments, but I mean you can choose if you want to play or not. You can prepare for some tournaments. You can practice. It’s something that you have to choose.
"There are some mandatory tournaments you have to go to. Maybe you can skip one or two of them, you get some penalties, but then it’s in your hands to choose which 500 you want to play."
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