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.
\nSwiatek 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.
\nThe 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.
\n“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.
\n“However, when I come off it, I can look at the season from a broader perspective.
\n“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.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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