A visible change in Iga Świątek’s face. “I don’t want to suggest anything…”
After the performance in Stuttgart, Iga Świątek has a tournament in Madrid on the horizon. The WTA 1000 event will be an important test of the season for the Polish tennis player.
There is no doubt that Iga Świątek’s actions under the new coach are being closely watched not only in Poland. Since Francisco Roig took over, replacing Wim Fissette, special attention must be paid to what is happening right here and now.
The clay court season is in full swing, and everywhere, the best Polish tennis player feels best on the famous clay court.
Expert on the change at Iga Świątek’s. Important words before the tournament in Madrid
How to evaluate Świątek’s performance in Stuttgart? It seems that the Pole played better tennis than it was during Fissette’s decline. The defeat at the Miami Open (WTA 1000) against Magda Linette, regardless of the sports class of the tennis player from Poznań, was the best – negative example of this.
In Stuttgart, the Pole reached the quarterfinals of the event (WTA 500), losing after a close match to Mirra Andreeva. Świątek missed several chances to outplay the Russian, which resulted in a final defeat in three sets.
Karol Stopa, a long-time commentator of tennis tournaments associated with Eurosport, pointed out one important element that will distinguish the ended tournament in Stuttgart from the upcoming challenges in Madrid.
It is no secret that Daria Abramowicz was absent from Germany. A psychologist from Świątek’s staff is to be present in the Spanish capital.
– We both know that Madrid will be a slightly different tournament. There were four men sitting in the box. There will be one more person in Madrid who was not there in Stuttgart. I don’t want to suggest anything because that’s not my intention. But most of the tensions we have seen recently revolved around some relationships between the people in the box and Iga, who was playing on the court. I don’t know, the reference point will definitely change. Relationships and conversations in the box itself will also change. It will just look different. Why do I say that? Well, we did it both during cooperation with Piotrek Sierzputowski, and during cooperation with Tomek Wiktorowski, and also during cooperation with Wim Fissett – admitted Stopa on the “Trzeci Serwis” channel on YouTube.
Świątek’s opponent in the first match in Madrid will be Daria Kasatkina representing Australia (75th WTA) or one of the qualifiers. The match is to be played next Thursday (April 23).
Iga Świątek and all her championship titles
In her career so far, the Pole has won a total of 25 championship titles on courts almost all over the world.
Świątek won six Grand Slams, four times at Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024), once at the US Open (2022) and Wimbledon (2025). To this should be added the prestigious triumph in the WTA Finals (2023).
In addition, wins in WTA 1000 tournaments in: Rome (2021, 2022, 2024), Doha (2022 and 2024), Indian Wells (2022 and 2024), Miami (2022), Beijing (2023), Madrid (2024) and Cincinnati (2025).
The list also includes WTA 500 competitions: Adelaide (2021), Stuttgart (2022 and 2023), San Diego (2022), Doha (2023) and Seoul (2025).
Plus a Polish tournament accent, WTA 250 in Warsaw (2023).
As for Polish topics, it is impossible not to emphasize the bronze medal of the Olympic Games in the singles competition in Paris (2024). Świątek also won the Polish national team in the United Cup in Sydney (2026).
