‘Girls are Understanding’- Iga Swiatek Breaks Silence on Locker-room Mood Amid WADA’s Latest Decision

Iga Swiatek’s 2025 season is shaping up to be a comeback story worth watching. She’s stormed into the Australian Open quarterfinals, dismantling Germany’s Eva Lys 6-0, 6-1 in just 54 minutes. With this win, Swiatek has now delivered a whopping 29 Grand Slam sets with a 6-0 scoreline. But the Polish star is also celebrating a personal victory. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has officially closed her doping case, opting not to appeal, finally bringing an end to a turbulent chapter in her career. So what difference will this decision make in the Pole’s life?

The Polish tennis star’s 2024 season was overshadowed by a one-month suspension after testing positive for trimetazidine(TMZ), a banned substance. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) cleared her of intentional wrongdoing, determining the substance came from contaminated melatonin medication. Despite her short suspension, the case loomed over her career until WADA’s recent decision to let the matter rest.

Now, with the storm behind her, the 23-year-old can breathe a sigh of relief. “I’m just satisfied, you know, that I can get closure, kind of, and I can just move on and finish this whole process. Because, you know, I just want to play tennis and focus on the tournaments. So, yeah, I’m just satisfied,” she said after her fourth-round match in the post-match press conference.

Iga Swiatek’s case might have stirred debate outside the court, but inside the locker room, she felt supported by her peers. In the same press conference, the World No.2 revealed, “I haven’t noticed any difference. I think anybody who read the documents and knows the details about the case, they understand. In the locker room, it has been pretty nice, you know.”