Iga Swiatek featured in one of the top 5 WTA matches of 2024.
Iga Swiatek was ranked as the World No. 1 less than a year ago, but is projected to dip to her lowest WTA ranking since 2022 at the Italian Open.
Swiatek lost the No. 1 ranking to Aryna Sabalenka towards the end of last season and appears to be losing ground in her quest to regain it.
What’s even more worrying for the Pole, who has yet to win a WTA title this season, is her ranking slide, which is expected to take shape in Rome if she doesn’t win the tournament.
Swiatek is currently ranked World No. 2 ahead of Coco Gauff. However, she will fall to fourth spot in the live rankings because she drops the full 1000 points in Rome after winning the title last season.
Swiatek’s points tally will stand at 5,773 (again, this is the live rankings tally), which would be lower than Gauff’s 6,213 and Jessica Pegula’s 6,273. Even with a successful title defense, Swiatek could lose the No. 2 ranking depending on Gauff and Pegula’s progress in the tournament (one of them would need to reach the final in this case).