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IGA SWIATEK

Simona Halep speaks to the media after a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on Feb. 9.
TENNIS
Nov 29, 2024
Simona Halep questions process after Iga Swiatek's one-month ban in doping case
Halep was provisionally suspended in October 2022 and later banned for four years.
Iga Swiatek hits a shot against Aryna Sabalenka during their match at the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 18.
TENNIS
Nov 29, 2024
Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after failing doping test
Swiatek is not the first world No. 1 to fail a doping test this year.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek in their Billie Jean King Cup semifinal match in Malaga, Spain, on Monday
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2024
Italy digs deep to beat Swiatek's Poland 2-1 and reach BJK Cup final
In Wednesday's final, Italy will face either Britain or Slovakia.
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates after winning her women's singles group stage match against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Nov 6, 2024
Gauff beats Swiatek at WTA Finals as Sabalenka earns year-end No.1
Gauff, 20, entered the contest having lost 11 of her 12 previous meetings with Swiatek.
Iga Swiatek celebrates after her win over Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2024
Iga Swiatek rallies past Barbora Krejcikova to win first match at WTA Finals
The win was crucial for Swiatek the to keep her hopes of wrestling back the No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka alive.
American Jessica Pegula serves to Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's quarterfinal on Wednesday at the U.S. Open in New York.
TENNIS
Sep 5, 2024
Pegula stuns Swiatek at U.S. Open as Americans continue to surge
Pegula swept past 2022 champion and four-time French Open winner Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 to reach a maiden semifinal at the majors after falling in six quarterfinals.
Poland's Iga Swiatek smiles after defeating Russia's Liudmila Samsonova on Day 8 of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City on Monday.
TENNIS
Sep 3, 2024
Swiatek and Medvedev cruise into U.S. Open quarterfinals
Top seed Swiatek showcased her all-court game in a straightforward 6-4 6-1 win over Russian Liudmila Samsonova.
Jannik Sinner hits a shot against Christopher O'Connell during the third round of the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 1, 2024
Jannik Sinner avoids upset bug to advance to fourth round at U.S. Open
Sinner thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Karolina Muchova during the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Thursday.
TENNIS
Aug 30, 2024
Naomi Osaka reflects after losing to Karolina Muchova in second round of U.S. Open
Osaka, who won the title in 2018 and 2020, missed last year's edition after the birth of her daughter.
Iga Swiatek hits a return against Mirra Andreeva at the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 17.
TENNIS
Aug 23, 2024
Tennis great Chris Evert expects No. 1 Iga Swiatek to bounce back at U.S. Open
"Iga's very disciplined, very organized, very serious about her game and very mature," Evert, now a tennis analyst for ESPN, told reporters.
Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot during her match against Iga Swiatek on day seven of the Cincinnati Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Aug 19, 2024
Sabalenka ousts No.1 Swiatek to reach Cincinnati final against Pegula
Four-time Cincinnati semifinalist Sabalenka will rise to second in the WTA rankings with a week to go before the start of the U.S. Open.
Poland's Iga Swiatek during her loss to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday in London.
TENNIS
Jul 7, 2024
World No. 1 Swiatek blames fatigue for shock Wimbledon exit
The top seed's 21-match winning streak came to a stunning end on No. 1 Court as Russian-born Kazakh Putintseva battled to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Iga Swiatek during her quarterfinal match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at last year's Wimbledon.
TENNIS
Jun 29, 2024
Swiatek looks for Wimbledon breakthrough as rivals face fitness woes
Fresh from her fourth French Open title, the 23-year-old will head to the All England Club primed to go past the quarterfinals for the first time.
Iga Swiatek has become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era, joining Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Justine Henin.
TENNIS
Jun 9, 2024
Iga Swiatek seals place among greats with 'surreal' fourth French Open
Iga Swiatek has become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era, joining Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Justine Henin.
Iga Swiatek will be vying for her fourth French Open title when she meets Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday in Paris.
TENNIS
Jun 7, 2024
Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to reach third straight French Open final
World No. 1 Swiatek defeated U.S. Open champion Gauff 6-2, 6-4 to extend her winning streak in Paris to 20 matches.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz Garfia plays a backhand return to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their men's singles round of sixteen match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2024
Alcaraz books Tsitsipas rematch as Swiatek races into quarterfinals
Alcaraz says he feels much more like himself in Paris after an injury-hit buildup saw him sidelined for almost a month.
Fans watch a training session during the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 25.
TENNIS
May 31, 2024
Players react as French Open bans alcohol in crackdown on unruly fans
After the French Open banned fans from drinking alcohol in the stands on Thursday to clamp down on inappropriate behavior, Iga Swiatek was told by a rival player "she cannot complain" about noise occurring during her matches.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Iga Swiatek during their second-round match at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
TENNIS
May 30, 2024
Naomi Osaka gains confidence despite losing epic French Open clash against Iga Swiatek
Swiatek, the defending champion, staged an impressive rally for a 7-6 (7-1), 1-6, 7-5 win.
Naomi Osaka plays a forehand return to Lucia Bronzetti during their women's singles match on Day 1 of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday.
TENNIS
May 29, 2024
Osaka 'really excited to face' Swiatek at French Open
Osaka will be a big underdog against Swiatek in the pair's first ever meeting on clay.
Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning the French Open title on June 10, 2023.
TENNIS
May 23, 2024
Iga Swiatek bidding to join exclusive club with fourth French Open title
Since tennis turned professional in 1968, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Justine Henin are the only women with at least four titles at Roland Garros.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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