Iga Swiatek’s coach shares what they have been trying to improve in her game since the Miami Open

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Iga Swiatek was previously the dominant force in the women’s game.

From 2022 to late 2024, the Pole was the World number one and she claimed five four of her five Grand Slams during that time.

But things have changed over the past six months as Aryna Sabalenka is now at the summit of women’s tennis, and Iga Swiatek has failed to win a title since last year’s French Open.

As she aims to find her way back to the top of the game, the 23-year-old has been working hard with her coach to find ways to improve.

What are Iga Swiatek and coach Wim Fissette trying to improve in her game?

In October 2024, Swiatek split with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and joined forces with Wim Fissette. The Belgian previously coached Naomi Osaka, who achieved Grand Slam success under his tutelage.

It has been a challenging few months for the pair, as the Pole has suffered some crushing losses this season, including to Madison Keys in the Australian Open semi-finals.

Another huge loss came at the Miami Open when Swiatek lost to Alexandra Eala, and since then her coach Fissette has been working on how to improve her serve.

“After Miami, we made an adjustment in the preparation of the serve. During training on the court it works very well,” he told TVP Sport.

“In the match against Jelena Ostapenko, Iga was a bit tense at the beginning. When she entered the match, it was much better. However, there were too many ups and downs. In some matches she served very well, in others the first serve was missing.

“So this element fluctuates, and it’s normal that we pay a lot of attention to it, spend a lot of time on it. It’s definitely something we would all like to see improvement in. We are working on it every day. I’m convinced that step by step it will get better.”

Where will Iga Swiatek play next?

Swiatek is set to compete at the Madrid Open, where she is the defending champion.

She will open her campaign against Eala, the same woman who defeated her in Miami when they played for the first time.

This is set to be an exciting encounter and unlike their Miami clash, this encounter will take place on clay.

Ahead of the match, Swiatek said of Eala: “I guess we’ll see. I feel like I know this place pretty well so I’m going to for sure use the experience — but the experience doesn’t play, though.”

“Iga is an all-court player,” Eala said of her next opponent. “I think that she plays well on hard, she plays well on clay. But I definitely think that each match is a different story.

“Even if it’s against the same player every time — doesn’t matter if I play her at the same time next year in Miami or in Madrid next year — it’s going to be a different story than the last one.”