Iga Swiatek has six words to describe her 2025 United Cup after Poland’s final loss to the USA

Iga Swiatek had a roller-coaster 2025 United Cup to say the least, with her tournament once again ending in heartache.

Swiatek recorded her 10th United Cup singles win at the latest edition of the team event, where Poland lost a second successive final.

The nation lost to Germany for the 2024 United Cup trophy, with Swiatek and her teammates following that up with a 2025 loss to the USA.

Swiatek suffered a leg injury during the United Cup, but still managed to impress in both singles and doubles.

Her tournament was not without drama and controversy, however, with Swiatek criticised for her time out taken against Great Britain’s Katie Boulter.

Iga Swiatek describes her 2025 United Cup in six words

She was also on the receiving end of a tense handshake from the USA’s Danielle Collins, while the Pole wasn’t overly friendly with her post-match handshake with Gauff.

Swiatek has now done her best to summarise the experience, having shared images of the tournament on Instagram.

The images were accompanied by the message: “Amazing, challenging, joyful, exhausting, intense, inspiring. Thank you.”

Iga Swiatek shines at 2025 United Cup ahead of Australian Open

Drama aside, Swiatek was on fire throughout the tournament, beginning with her singles and doubles wins over both Norway and the Czech Republic in the group stages.

Victories over Boulter and Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina then followed in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

But her dream run was finally brought to an end in the final, with MVP Gauff edging past Swiatek before Taylor Fritz beat Hubert Hurkacz to secure a 2-0 win for the USA.