Second seed at the 2025 Italian Open, Iga Swiatek has suffered yet another blow to her hopes of retaining her French Open title after one more shocking result in Rome. Losing to Danielle Collins in just the third round after a first-round bye, Swiatek will head to Roland Garros with several questions surrounding her current form. <\/p>
The Pole, who has quite literally dominated the WTA<\/a> for the past few years, especially during the clay swing of the season, finds herself struggling for momentum with no titles to her name this year. As a matter of fact, the 23-year-old’s last title came at the same venue – the Italian Open<\/a> in Rome in 2024. <\/p> Looking back at her results from this year’s first Grand Slam down under, the current world number two has gone deep in most tournaments, making semi-final appearances in the Australian Open, Qatar Open, Indian Wells, and Madrid, along with a number of quarter-final appearances as well. <\/p> The main issue at hand is that she has not been able to reach the final at any tournament this season. Moreover, with clay being her most dominant surface, it is this time of the year when she truly shines, but with her most recent loss in Rome, it is safe to say that Swiatek’s preparations for Roland Garros have taken a major hit. <\/p> As it happens, Swiatek’s poor form and inability to defend her titles mean that she is now destined to drop out of the top 3 for the first time in 1,161 days. Coco Gauff is set to be the new number 2, while Jessica Pegula will jump to number 4. <\/p>Swiatek Set To Drop Out of the Top 3 for the First Time in More Than 3 Years<\/h2>