Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Australian Open
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Iga Swiatek hints she'll skip tournaments after suffering Australian Open defeat
World No. 2 Iga Swiatek plans to miss mandatory events to work on her technique after losing 7-5 6-1 to Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open quarter-finals
For the first time since reaching the 2023 final, Elena Rybakina will play in the semifinals of the Australian Open after upsetting No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals in straight sets. She'll face Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.
Inglis explains how she felt about Swiatek's spin as soon as they started warming up for their Australian Open round-of-16 match.
Iga Swiatek crushed local hopes at Melbourne Park, dismantling qualifier Maddison Inglis 6-0, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals and chase a maiden Australian Open crown. Yet even amid the momentum, the Pole subtly aimed a barb at tournament organisers,
Iga Swiatek dropped just three games to qualifier Maddison Inglis in the Australian Open fourth round to reach her 14th Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Iga Swiatek says she has been raised to "play with spin" and admits that being a huge Rafael Nadal fan growing up played a part in it. The qualify of the Polish tennis star's is well-documented and she is widely regarded as the player with the best spin on the WTA Tour.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stunned world No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach the Australian Open 2026 semifinals, winning 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday.
Elena Rybakina took a significant step towards her second Grand Slam title as she overpowered and outplayed the second seed Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, advancing 7-5, 6-1 to end Swiatek’s hopes of completing the career Grand Slam this year.