WTA Rivals Make ‘Superstitious with Routines’ Claim About Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek claimed three trophies from four finals this year, including her first Wimbledon title.

WTA Rivals Make ‘Superstitious with Routines’ Claim About Iga Swiatek

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Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys agree that Iga Swiatek is the most superstitious person when it comes to her routines. During an episode of The Player’s Box Podcast, Keys, Pegula, Jennifer Brady, and Desirae Krawczyk played a rapid-fire game.

One of the questions Keys asked was, “Who’s the most superstitious with routines?” Pegula did not waste much time in answering, saying, “Iga. Super routines“. And everyone agreed.

Swiatek is ‘superstitious’ so much so that she kept Keys waiting when they met in the Australian Open semifinal this year. After a 1-1 tie, Keys was gearing up to serve in the third set, but Swiatek was rather focused on her routine as she was shadow swinging and did short sprints.

Swiatek eventually lost that match, and Keys went on to deny a three-peat to Aryna Sabalenka in the final. It was their first of the three meetings of the 2025 season. In their next two clashes (at the Madrid Open and the WTA Finals), the result ended in the Pole’s favor. In their overall head-to-head matches, the six-time Grand Slam champion holds a 6-2 head-to-head lead.

Swiatek, this season, took home three titles from four finals. After finally reaching a final at the Bad Homburg Open (lost the match to Pegula), the 24-year-old ended her title drought by double-bageling Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final.

Swiatek next claimed the Cincinnati Open and the Korea Open. She was last seen in action at the WTA Finals, where defeats to Anisimova and eventual champion Elena Rybakina stopped her progression as the 2023 WTA Finals champion failed to reach the semifinals.

Madison Keys blames Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic for players’ struggles

Because Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer have accumulated a mountain of accolades, it has made other players’ lives on the tour tough. Madison Keys thinks their achievements show that winning Grand Slam titles is pretty easy when in reality, it’s not the case.

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I think players and fans, I think we all kind of have a skewed perception of what a good career is now, because we have Novak, Rafa, Roger, Serena, like, they’re winning 20 Grand Slams… That’s insane.

Madison Keys said on The Player’s Box Podcast

Keys is the winner of just the Australian Open. Before this year, the last time she played a Grand Slam final was at the 2017 US Open, where compatriot Sloane Stephens denied her the title. After winning the Melbourne Major this year, the 30-year-old lost in the quarterfinals of the French Open, the third round of Wimbledon, and crashed out of the first round of the US Open.

So now I feel like the bar in people’s minds is so skewed, because it’s like… people winning one Grand Slam is something that you dream of when you’re a little kid… That’s beyond. But the fact that there are people who were winning, like, 20, so now it’s like, ‘Wow, you never made a final?’ And it’s like, okay, well, you also did all of these other things that are absolutely amazing.

Madison Keys added

The Big 3 have won a combined 66 Majors, while Williams added 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her trophy cabinet. Federer, Nadal, and Williams have called time on their respective careers, but Djokovic has yet to hang up his racket. He wants to continue playing till the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The Serbian great took home two ATP 250 titles this year in Geneva and Athens. He then skipped the ATP Finals. The last time he won a Major was at the 2023 US Open, following which, he reached just one Major final, in last year’s Wimbledon.

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