Swiatek defends coach and psychologist despite disappointing results

Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 6, 2025 Poland's Iga Swiatek during the press conference REUTERS/Yves Herman

UPDATED May 07, 2025, 08:15 AM

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Iga Swiatek has failed to win a tournament in almost a year, but the Polish world number two has defended her coach and psychologist despite the poor run of results and losing her place at the top of the world rankings in a difficult period.

Swiatek parted ways with her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski in October after three years, adding Belgian Wim Fissette to her team and in November accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine.

The five-time Grand Slam winner has drawn a blank since winning last year's French Open, and her latest result saw Swiatek lose her Madrid Open title in a crushing 6-1 6-1 semi-final defeat to Coco Gauff last week.

"Sometimes I'm not happy with the way I play. It's natural, especially with my perfectionism. This can be seen on the court," Swiatek told Polish media outlet SportoweFakty in an interview.

"However, when I come off it, I can look at the season from a broader perspective.