Iga Swiatek issues surprise call-out immediately after Canadian Open triumph over Elena Rybakina

Iga Swiatek issued a no-holds-barred call-out after her 6-2 6-3 victory versus Elena Rybakina in the Canadian Open final.

The Polish athlete prevailed in just over an hour, securing the first set by six games to two in 25 minutes.

Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, has now won 26 WTA Tour-level singles events, and added another 1000 title victory to her stacked CV in Canada.

This was the 25-year-old’s first title of the season; Swiatek has endured a slam-less 2026 with losses at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros.

At Wimbledon, where the Polish superstar prevailed last year in a 6-0, 6-0 decimation of American athlete Amanda Anisimova, she was stopped by rising talent Alex Eala in the Round of 32.

Eala, who Serena Williams' former coach recently spoke about, lost to Switzerland's 2020 Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic in a 6-4, 6-0 drubbing in the Round of 16 in Canada, paving the way for Swiatek to progress and eventually prevail.

To claim her first Tour title of 2026, the Polish athlete staved off the two break points she faced, led 80% to 57% in first serves, 89% to 82% in second serves, and won 15 additional points against her opponent.

The 25-year-old now holds a 7-3 head-to-head record against Rybakina, having lost to her at the Australian Open in January, a two-sets-to-zero quarter-finals defeat.

Swiatek, who entered the Canadian Open with revenge on her mind and left victorious, refused to hold back in her brutal assessment of those “hating” after the match, following a difficult year in regard to sporting results.

Swiatek slams ‘judging, hating people’ after Canadian Open victory vs Rybakina

In her post-match interview on the Sportsnet broadcast, the 25-year-old did not mince her words after being the recipient of criticism for underwhelming results throughout 2026.

“It feels great,” said Swiatek, who partially credited Ariana Grande for her winning ways at the Canadian Open last week. “Especially with all the people judging and hating. Honestly, international fans, but more at home. Not the fans even, but the experts.

“Honestly, I’m happy that year by year I give less s**** about it, and that I could win this tournament to prove to everyone that they don’t make sense sometimes,” she concluded.

The Polish superstar then dedicated her victory in Canada, shortly after lifting the WTA 1000 trophy, to “everyone who is dealing with unfair judgement and hate.”

“I’m really happy about this tournament. It means so much to me because all these past months were not easy,” revealed the 25-year-old.

“I kept focusing on growing, changing my game a little bit, improving, despite all the opinions that many people have about me every day on the internet. It’s not easy to deal with all of that.”

“Just keep pushing, keep growing, keep focusing on yourself because you know what’s the best for you," Swiatek affirmed to those watching.

"I feel like I worked hard through all this noise, unnecessary noise, that’s what makes me angry. Because it shouldn’t be like that and it doesn’t need to be like that. But the best thing about these two weeks, for me, was that I could kind of let it go," she concluded.