Iga Swiatek reveals what she needs to change to get back to her best

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Iga Swiatek is in Madrid as she looks to get her 2026 season going.

The six-time Grand Slam champion had a strong 2025, including her first Wimbledon title while working with coach Wim Fissette.

But she started this year slowly, which led to a change in her coaching setup. The Pole is now training under Francisco Roig.

Swiatek and Roig have already spent time together at the Rafa Nadal Academy and trained again in Stuttgart. She started well there, beating Laura Siegemund before falling to Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals.

Iga Swiatek admits her approach needs a rethink

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For years, Iga Swiatek was the most dominant force on the WTA Tour, especially on clay courts.

The Pole picked up four French Open titles in just five years and put together a 37-match winning streak back in 2022.

However, over the past year or so, Swiatek’s hold over the women’s game has started to loosen. Explaining why she thinks her dominance has dipped, she told the Madrid Open:

“Honestly, I feel it’s the way of practising,”

“And I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of closed patterns. And the rallies sometimes on my practices were kind of short.”

“Where sometimes I needed really to feel solid. And you need to have this feeling in your hand that you’re not going to miss a ball, you know?”

The Polish star, who faces Daria Kasatkina or a qualifier in the Madrid Open second round, also discussed how working with a Spanish coach has helped her focus more on consistency and highlighted where her decision-making could improve.

“Because Spanish players are usually really solid and fight for every point. They’re prepared for long rallies too. That’s why Francis and I share similar goals.”