Swiatek Speaks Out on Disappointing Season

Iga Swiatek defends her team amid a disappointing run, citing personal and professional challenges. The five-time Grand Slam winner remains positive despite struggling to win tournaments.

Iga Swiatek has defended her team amid a disappointing run of performances, despite not winning a tournament in nearly a year. The Polish world No. 2 has faced challenges, including losing her top ranking spot.

Swiatek recently changed her coaching setup, parting with Tomasz Wiktorowski and adding Wim Fissette. She also faced a one-month suspension after testing positive for trimetazidine, but remains supportive of her team, including her coach and psychologist, during this tough period.

Iga Swiatek's recent performances have been underwhelming, highlighted by a 6-1, 6-1 semi-final loss to Coco Gauff at the Madrid Open. The five-time Grand Slam winner hasn't secured a tournament win since last year's French Open.

“I understand my frustration,” Swiatek said. “Sometimes I'm not happy with the way I play. It's natural, especially with my perfectionism. This can be seen on the court. However, when I come off it, I can look at the season from a broader perspective,” she added, reflecting on her current challenges.

Swiatek highlighted her consistent performance, saying, “Then I find a lot of positives. Reaching the quarter-finals or semi-finals is a good result. Again, I am the most even player of the whole season.”

When questioned about her new coach Wim Fissette being responsible for her struggles, Swiatek defended him, stating, ”No, this is a very harsh and unfair statement. I can only look at the coach from my own perspective, which is the only right one for me, that is, what our work looks like every day.”

Swiatek attributed her recent struggles to various challenges, saying, “The worse results coincided with many other challenges in recent months, also in family life. I found myself at a stage of my career where I had to reformulate my thinking about myself."

She added that she believes others have improved rather than her declining, maintaining a reflective perspective on her situation.

“The level of tennis in the world is getting higher and higher. The girls got to know my game, they developed themselves,” Swiatek said.

“Coco Gauff, who has always been a great talent, is older today and has more experience. Aryna (Sabalenka) managed to make it through the semi-finals and began to win titles.”

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Iga Swiatek has worked with sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz for six years. When asked if she'd considered ending their collaboration, Swiatek replied, “No. People don't know it, but practically every year there are different challenges.”

“No. People don't know it, but practically every year there are different challenges,” Swiatek replied.

“When I was suspended, I didn't want to go out on the court at all for a few weeks. It was the most difficult experience of my career. Daria is a constant support for me, a person I trust. This is my team, I decide who is in it.

“I am irritated by headlines talking about falling apart or a mental crisis. Of course, sometimes I get annoyed on the court. Sometimes I'm not as focused as I'd like.

“But I work, day in and day out, week in and week out, to be better. So there is no reason to make strange judgements or look for fatigue or burnout.”