Iga Swiatek reveals how many days off she will take after winning her first Wimbledon title

Carrying that momentum forward to Wimbledon, Swiatek returned to another final, where she met American star Amanda Anisimova.

In dominant fashion, Swiatek defeated Anisimova 6-0, 6-0, in under an hour, lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish high on Centre Court.

Looking ahead to the hard-court season, Swiatek has revealed how many days she will take off before returning to the practice courts.

Iga Swiatek says she could only ‘negotiate’ six days off after winning Wimbledon

During the Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner, Swiatek shared her plans for the immediate future.

“I’m going to have probably six days off, that was the most I could negotiate,” she said.

“But I’ve got to say these last couple of weeks were my best part of my season, I really enjoyed myself on the court, even though I didn’t expect that on grass.

“I just want to get back on court and have these feelings again.”

The world number three already has one eye on the US Open, a tournament she won back in 2022.

“Obviously, after such a win and the emotions and everything that comes with it, I’m probably going to need some time to get back to it,” said Swiatek.

“But we have the US Open swing coming, and the tour is intense, so not a lot of time for vacation for sure.”

As Swiatek looked forward to a few days off, she and host Laura Robson shared a joke about what happened in the locker room after the Wimbledon final.

“When I saw you in the locker room after the final, I saw you having a Twix, a chocolate… I’ve got to stitch you up somehow,” said Robson.

“This tournament is putting out all my secrets, the towels, my eating habits,” said Swiatek in reply.

“I was on a kind of strict diet for the last two weeks, my team didn’t help me much, because they didn’t eat the best food every day, but I had to be strict, I wanted to be fit.

“So after the final, I went a bit crazy.”

A ‘Twix’ was more than deserved, as Swiatek won Wimbledon, outlasting the 127 other women in the draw.

When her six days off come to an end, she will immediately turn her attention to a sequence of tournaments in North America, the biggest of which, of course, is the US Open.

Iga Swiatek’s record at the US Open

Statistically, the US Open is Swiatek’s second most successful Grand Slam tournament.

The Pole has won 80% of her matches at Flushing Meadows, picking up her first non-clay-court major at the event in 2022.

Returning as the number one seed in 2023 and 2024, Swiatek wasn’t able to repeat her 2022 success, as she suffered disappointing defeats in the fourth round and quarterfinals.

• 2023 US Open 4R – Iga Swiatek lost to Jelena Ostapenko
• 2024 US Open QF – Iga Swiatek lost to Jessica Pegula

Swiatek won’t be the number one seed this time around, something that could well work in her favor.

Competing at the All England Club as the eighth seed in 2025, Swiatek avoided the pressure and media attention that top seeds usually face.

Winning Wimbledon, there’s no doubt some of that expectation will return, but she may still avoid being considered the favorite.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka (2024 US Open champion) and world number two Coco Gauff (2023 US Open champion) are going to be tough to beat on Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2025, and will likely be picked by many to contest the final.

Perhaps Swiatek can use that to her advantage and sneak her way through the draw, to upset the favorites and pick up her seventh Grand Slam.

Only time will tell what will happen at the US Open, but you certainly won’t want to miss any of the action when the tournament begins on Sunday, August 24.