That’s how people in the community call Iga Świątek’s coach. He earned a unique nickname

Iga Świątek and Tomasz Wiktorowski have been achieving great success for years. The duo have been working together since the end of 2021, achieving great successes such as Grand Slam victories and an Olympic medal. Świątek has been the leader of the world ranking for over 110 weeks and there are many indications that she will remain so for many more, because the Raszyn player has a big advantage over the second Aryna Sabalenka.

Expert reveals tennis nickname of coach Iga Świątek

The game of the world’s number one racket attracts the attention of the entire sports world. As a result, the cameras show not only the player, but also her coach. Wiktorowski, however, is not an extremely emotional person. He tries to keep a cool head, occasionally giving small instructions.

As it turns out, even small behaviors can catch the eye of experts. Maciej Synówka, a tennis coach who has worked with Barbora Krejcikova, Belinda Bencić, Coco Vandeweghe, and Urszula Radwańska, among others, revealed in an interview with the Break Point podcast what nickname Iga Świątek’s coach enjoys. It is clearly related to the instructions Wiktorowski gives Świątek.

– Tomek Wiktorowski had the nickname “Two clap (from English: two claps – editor’s note) Tommy on tour. Because he would say hop, hop, or just double clap, to indicate that it was an important moment, so among the managers of the IMG Tennis agency he had the nickname “Two clap Tommy” – revealed the coach and TV expert.

Achievements of Tomasz Wiktorowski

Tomasz Wiktorowski is a former coach of the Radwańska sisters and Olga Danilović. He took over Iga Świątek’s coaching duties from Piotr Sierzputowski. Born in 1981, the man received the coach of the year award in the Przegląd Sportowy 2022 Plebiscite. A year later, he was awarded the WTA coach of the year distinction.