Iga Swiatek makes Wimbledon statement after claims world No.2 will skip event

has dismissed rumours that she . The 23-year-old is preparing for the Italian Open and will then attempt to defend her crown after winning the title in Paris for the last three years in a row.

Swiatek reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January but struggled for form during the Madrid Open last month. She eventually reached the last-four in Spain but was by Coco Gauff as the American took just over an hour to secure the victory. Swiatek admitted she needed a break in the aftermath of her loss to Gauff, with later reports suggesting she could give Wimbledon a miss.

Ahead of the Italian Open, Swiatek was asked whether she plans to skip Wimbledon. And she replied: "Shouldn't believe this stuff."

She added: "During the past few days I saw a million comments that were not true. I don't get it. There are so many theories right now I would say, especially in the Polish media about me that are not true.

"I don't know, you guys like to make some articles that will attract people. I get it, it's part of your job. But yeah, for sure, I'm not going to skip Wimbledon. I really want to learn how to play on grass better. Every year is another opportunity. I will play Wimbledon, for sure, unless I get injured."

Swiatek has never gone beyond the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and was knocked out at the third round stage by Yulia Putintseva at last year's edition of the tournament.

The previous season, she was defeated by Elina Svitolina in the last-eight after succumbing to Alize Cornet in the third round back in 2022.

Despite her struggles on grass, Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion, with four of those titles coming at the French Open. She claimed her first Major away from Roland Garros in 2022 when she defeated Ons Jabeur in the US Open final and is also a two-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open.

Swiatek hit 28 unforced errors during her defeat to Gauff. And offering a gloomy assessment of her displays in the Spanish capital, she explained: "I feel like I haven't been moving well and the tennis also was like on and off for most of the tournament.

"So I wasn't really sure what I have in my tool box. But yeah, for sure, I didn't even have a plan B because nothing was working today.

"I didn't play well even on these matches that I won. I think I pushed kind of with my head for more than I even should, tennis-wise."