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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Giri Nathan

Iga Swiatek of Poland in action against Varvara Gracheva of France in the second round on Day 4 of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 14, 2024 in Mason, Ohio

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Iga Swiatek Suspended After Testing Positive For Banned Substance

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: Jessica Pegula (R) of the United States shakes hands after defeating Iga Swiatek of Poland during their Women's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

2024 US Open – Day 10

Iga Swiatek Came Up With No Answers Against Jessica Pegula

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Owen Lewis

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stretches to play a backhand volley against Daniil Medvedev in the Men's Singles Semi-Final match during day twelve of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Day Twelve: The Championships – Wimbledon 2024

Wings Week

A Bird’s-Eye View Of Tennis’s Post-Wimbledon Landscape

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 2: Corentin Moutet of France in action during Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marleen Fouchier/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

2024 French Open – Day 8

The Defector Tennis Desk Bids Adieu To The French Open

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Tenacity Isn’t Enough Against Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka are competing during Roland Garros 2024 in Paris, France, on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto)

2024 French Open – Day 4

Let Us Consider The French Open’s Thrilling, Waterlogged First Week

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Iga Swiatek of Poland meet at the net prior to the Women's Singles Final match on Day Twelve of Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on May 04, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Iga Swiatek And Aryna Sabalenka Bring Out The Best In Each Other

Iga Swiatek of Poland plays a forehand against Maria Sakkari of Greece in the Women's Final during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 17, 2024 in Indian Wells, California

BNP Paribas Open 2024 – Final Day

Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Closing Dispatch: Out Of The Desert

Iga Swiatek slides in her second-round Australian Open match

2024 Australian Open – Day 5

Iga Swiatek Survived Danielle Collins’s Haymakers

Iga Swiatek lifts the WTA Finals trophy in Cancun

2023 WTA Finals – Final Day

Iga Swiatek Is Back Where She Started

Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning the French Open

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Iga Swiatek Finally Faced A Challenge At The French Open

Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Madrid Open trophy.

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A Messy Madrid Open Launches A New Rivalry

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Elena Rybakina Has Overcome Her Glitchy Ranking

Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning the U.S. Open.

2022 US Open – Day 13

Against Iga Swiatek, Keeping It Close Is All Anyone Can Hope For

2022 US Open – Day 11

Iga Swiatek Lightened The Load

Iga Swiatek celebrates her French Open win.

Iga Swiatek Keeps The Streak And Gets Another French Open Title

2021 French Open – Day Eleven

Iga Swiatek’s Weapon Jammed

Iga Swiatek crouches to the court after winning the French Open.

2020 French Open – Day Fourteen

Out Of Nowhere, Iga Swiatek Massacred The Field

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