By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Photo credit: Jed Jacobsohn/ROLEX
NEW YORK—Post-match pressers after painful defeats aren’t often morale-boosters for some champions.
Amanda Anisimova avenged her humbling double-bagel loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final, sweeping the second-seeded Pole 6-4, 6-3 to surge into her maiden US Open semifinal today.
Afterward, an ornery Swiatek snapped back at a journalist who asked if she needed a mental break following her heavy workload.
Last month, Swiatek beat Jasmine Paolini in the Cincinnati Open final played on a Monday then flew straight to New York where she partnered Casper Ruud to reach the newly-reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles final where they fell to defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the final.
Still, Swiatek was in no mood for deep reflection on her mental state after her US Open and 11-match major winning streak was snapped by Freehold, New Jersey native Anisimova.
Iga Swiatek’s response to being asked if she needs a mental break after loss to Anisimova at U.S. Open
Iga: “Do you need a mental break?”
“Sorry?”
Iga: “You look like you need a mental break.”
“I do yeah.”
Iga: “Then what are you doing here?” 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/p8Yfxrv755
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 3, 2025
Here’s the exchange as it occurred near the end of Swiatek’s post-match presser.
Q: How tired are you at the moment?
IGA SWIATEK: Well, I don’t know. It’s not like my
matches were exhausting here.
Q. Do you feel like a mental break? I’m not talking
about the loss as such.
IGA SWIATEK: Why would you say that?
Q. I just wondered. It’s just a lot in a row. Do you look
forward to a break?
IGA SWIATEK: Well, talk to people responsible for the
schedule. Do you need mental break?
Q. Sorry?
IGA SWIATEK: You look like you need mental break.
Q. I do, yeah.
IGA SWIATEK: Well, then what are you doing here?
Q. Got to get to the end of the tournament.
IGA SWIATEK: Good luck
