Iga Swiatek set to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals for second year in a row

Saturday, 07 October 2023 at 22:00

Iga Swiatek has opted out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals because of a scheduling clash.

The 4-time Grand Slam champion was notably absent from the 2022 finals, despite having had an almost perfect year that saw her win two Grand Slam titles and become the World No. 1 with more than double the points of the second-ranked player, Ons Jabeur.

Swiatek had already missed the event in 2022, and she has now announced that she will sit out the team competition for the second consecutive time due to a long season that will culminate in the WTA Finals just two days before the start of the Billie Jean King Cup.

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According to the Polish player, it would not be prudent to continue competing in tournaments, and she expressed regret that the WTA and ITF were unable to reach an agreement on the calendar to avoid such scheduling conflicts:

"I was thinking it through a lot and discussing it with my team all over again, but I will not be able to play at the Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow. And it makes me sad. I'm very sorry, because I play for Poland whenever it's possible and I always give it my best. Playing in Poland this year was an honor and I hoped to do this again at the end of the season,"

"I'm disappointed that tennis governing bodies didn't come to an agreement on something as basic as the calendar of tournaments, giving us only one day to travel through the globe and changing the time zone,” world No. 2 added.

"This situation is not safe for our health and could cause injury. I'm going to talk to the WTA and ITF in order to change something," Swiatek said.

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🚨 Iga Świątek nie zagra w finałach @BJKCup w Sewilli. Podobnie jak rok temu, pierwszą rakietą reprezentacji Polski będzie w tym turnieju Magda Linette. Ostatnim występem Igi w sezonie będzie więc @WTAFinals w Cancún.

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