Absent from the field since the United States Open, world No. 2 Iga Swiatek indicated Tuesday on social networks that she would represent Poland during the final phase of the Billie Jean King Cup, scheduled for November 13 to 20 in Malaga (Spain). “See you in Malaga!” I am happy to announce that I will play in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC), a national team competition that Poland will begin against Spain on November 13, said the Polish player on the social network (ex-Twitter). Five-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments, Iga Swiatek has not played since her defeat against Jessica Pegula (No. 4 in the WTA rankings) in the quarter-finals of the United States Open at the beginning of September. She notably skipped the WTA 1000 tournaments in Beijing (September 25-October 6), citing “personal reasons”, and in Wuhan (October 7-13), just after separating from her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski . Due to her absence, the Polish player was overtaken on Monday at the top of the WTA ranking by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Now coached by Belgian Wim Fissette, Iga Swiatek plans to compete at the Masters (November 2-9), which will bring together the eight best players of the season in Riyadh.
