Swiatek, with a new coach, returned to victory and is excited to reverse the bad start to the season

Iga Swiatek He celebrated again on a tennis court. With her new coach, Francisco Roig, from the stands, the Polish and former world No. 1 defeated the German Laura Siegemund in his debut in the Stuttgart WTA 500. The final score, after an hour and a half of play, was 6-2 and 6-3 and the winner of six Grand Slam titles is already excited about reversing the bad start to the season.

After going through a tennis crisis, without titles and with some worrying eliminations, the one from Warsaw chose to make a change in its work team and replace Wim Fissette. And not only that: with the incorporation of coach Spanish, he was at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca and practiced with the former No. 1 to recharge his batteries. And boy did they work.

Although the score does not reflect the difficulty with which Swiatek faced the match, the victory helps him regain his confidence. Her last victory was on March 11, when she beat Karolina Muchova in the round of 16 at Indian Wells. And if we go back to the last one on clay, we have to go to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2025, against Elina Svitolina.

“With Rafa it was a privilege, a really inspiring experience. I’m always very motivated before playing on clay, but having him on the court was like an incredible extra motivation boost. I don’t think I’ve ever spent as much time on the court as I did in Mallorca, so it was a week of a lot of effort and hard work, and I’m very happy about that.” The Pole declared after the victory that she will return to play in the quarterfinals.

The next challenge, to play the semis again after seven months (Seoul), will be against Alicia Parks (comes from qualy) or Mirra Andreeva. The match will be played on Friday, April 17, at a time to be confirmed.