Iga Swiatek beat Belinda Bencic 7-6 (2), 6-4 to reach the Wuhan quarterfinals, and Coco Gauff booked her spot in the final eight with a routine 6-3, 6-2 win over Zhang Shuai. The two Top 5 players could meet in the semifinals.

While Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova’s on-court rivalry was a stuff of legends, they also share a relationship built on shared mutual respect off the court.

Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the Wuhan Open quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Belinda Bencic, 7-6, 6-4. Although the opening set went to a tiebreak, Swiatek kept her composure and didn’t let up from there.

Last week, Swiatek saw her Beijing campaign surprisingly end in the round-of-16 following a loss to Emma Navarro. In her post-match presser, the former world No. 1 noted she would try to fix some things before going to Wuhan, but also added she didn't know what to expect simply because she had never played there before.

We're down to the final 8 at the Wuhan Open, led by Top 10 players Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina. There's plenty on the line in the home stretch of the final WTA 1000 tournament of 2025.

Iga Swiatek powered her way to the third round of the WTA’s 1,000-level Wuhan Open with a straight sets win against Marie Bouzkova.

Iga Swiatek has added her voice to the chorus of players saying the tennis season is putting excessive strain on players’ bodies, warning it is “too long and too intense”. The world No 2 suggested she would skip some mandatory tournaments in the future to protect her health, risking losing points under the rules governing the tennis ranking system.

World number two Iga Swiatek on Tuesday warned she might skip some of the top tennis events next season to protect her health.

Last year, the WTA made it mandatory for top players to feature at all four Grand Slams, 10 WTA 1000-level events and at least six WTA 500 competitions

Women's tennis star Iga Swiatek is the second-ranked player in the world, but she might be the world's number one Taylor Swift fan. It has become a common theme for media members to ask Swiatek about her music opinions, especially as they pertain to Swift.

Tennis has long been a sport of fine margins, where a single decision, a fleeting misstep, or even a misunderstood supplement can alter a player’s career.