Iga Świątek will not play again in 2026. The world #9 withdrew from the BNB Ningbo Open on Tuesday with a left thigh injury and ended her season, a decision that takes her out of the race for the last open place at the WTA Finals.
The thigh had been a problem for weeks. It was already bothering her in her Wuhan semifinal last week, a loss to fellow Pole Maja Chwalińska, who went on to win the title. Świątek came to Ningbo as the #2 seed, and alternate Anastasia Zakharova took her place in the draw. Chwalińska has also withdrawn from Ningbo, with a left thigh injury of her own.
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