It appears the weather is going to play spoilsport, non-stop, at the ongoing Korea Open in Seoul. After making British WTA star Emma Raducanu’s campaign bumpy, the heavy downpours in the city have returned to halt six-time slam queen Iga Swiatek’s debut campaign at the WTA 500 tournament. While she kicked off her journey with a thumping victory on Thursday, against Cirstea, the road ahead looks flooded. At least that’s what one can see all over the court this week. Right before the Pole’s all-important quarterfinal battle, here comes an unfortunate update.

Just when it looked like the rain trouble was over on Thursday, it has made its way back today in the early morning. Result? All the matches have been suspended due to adverse weather conditions, including Iga Swiatek‘s upcoming quarterfinal match against former Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova. Previously, the match was set to kick off at 1:30 pm local time. Now it won’t start before 4:00 pm. A new date for the encounter is yet to be revealed.

However, it’s not just the Pole whose schedule has been affected. The upcoming doubles match between Maya Joint-Caty McNally and Giuliana Olmos-Aldila Sutjiadi has been postponed as well. Similarly, another doubles encounter featuring Hao-Ching Chan-Clara Tauson and Tereza Mihalikova-Olivia Nicholls has been suspended till there comes a further update. But, there’s more…

Speaking of scheduled singles encounters, Maya Joint v Clara Tauson has been moved ahead, for a late night slot. There was another match involving Suzan Lemens and Katerina Siniakova, which was set to start around 1:00 pm local time. Now, it won’t begin before 3:00 pm.

Infact, For Emma Raducanu, the disappointment initially came on Tuesday, when she was set to play her first round match against Romania’s Jacqueline Christian. However, due to waterlogged courts at the venue, the match was moved to Wednesday. The sodden hard-court surface continued to remain so until September 17th afternoon.

But what does it all mean for Iga Swiatek? After all, she is playing in her first-ever Korea Open. Last season, she was supposed to make her tournament debut but couldn’t due to serving suspension in the doping case. Even before kicking off her hard court campaign in Seoul, the former World No.1 made her intentions clear. Is she already looking at the final?

Iga Swiatek speaks on her prospects at Korea Open

Following her historic Wimbledon triumph and then the Cincinnati title, odds have been in her favor lately. Yes, she couldn’t reach far in New York but it wasn’t bad at all. In the last three of her campaigns, Swiatek’s form has been mostly dominant.

During an interaction with Korean Times, the 24-year-old confessed, “I don’t think it makes sense to even think about the final already, and any girl can win this tournament.” She added, “Great players come here. So, I’m just going to really take it step by step. Just think about my first match. I only came here yesterday, so I really need to use my time to just focus on here and now, and the practices and the first match.”

Concluding her response, she said, “We’ll see how I’m going to feel, how I’m going to play, and there are many players who can play in the final. So we’ll see.”

While she’s not already visualizing herself as the Korea Open champion, the Pole will definitely look to win the trophy. This event will also help her in preparing for the upcoming hard court challenge at the WTA Finals. Simply put, she can get on to a strong momentum once again. The year-end finale will take place in Riyadh. Before that, she would like to get in shape across various Asian events following her stint in Seoul.