Iga Swiatek explained why she used the phrase "personal issues" while serving her doping ban during the Fall of 2024.

Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she describes as probably the worst time in her life.

Doping is a topic that shadowed tennis in 2024 and is sure to be a talking point as the 2025 Grand Slam season gets going at the Australian Open

Iga Swiatek, a self-described "control freak," is taking new precautions after a doping case she described as "probably, like, the worst time in my life." Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, acknowledged that his on his mind entering the season's first Grand Slam.

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek were both able to go for months last season without anyone knowing what was happening behind the scenes and that they'd failed doping tests.