Iga Swiatek’s childhood coach Artur Szostaczko has claimed that the Pole’s psychologist Daria Abramowicz is having a detrimental effect on her game. These comments come amidst the former World No.1 parting ways with coach Wim Fissette.
Swiatek has had a lukewarm 2026 season and has struggled to string together consistent wins. The 24-year-old failed to make it past the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Qatar Open and BNP Paribas Open and the most devastating blow came at the Miami Open, where she made an opening round exit. Amidst these struggles, the Pole parted ways with coach Wim Fissette, whom she has been working with since 2024 and who guided her to her maiden Wimbledon trophy.
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However, Iga Swiatek‘s childhood coach Arthur Szostaczko recently claimed that the real problem on her team is her psychologist, telling Interia Sport,
“I know and have contact with many coaches and tennis people. No one there has worked with a psychologist to the extent that Iga has. Of course, a psychologist can help, but you have to be moderate. The way I see it, in a psychologist-athlete relationship, there’s usually some kind of entanglement and addiction. And the psychologist has the advantage in this situation. It’s possible that this is the case with Iga, that it’s a pattern. Perhaps she doesn’t know any different.”
Szostaczko also claimed that Swiatek’s dad could be contributing to the problems, adding,
“I also see the dad’s problem. And I’ll add that I wouldn’t want a player who won six titles, was number one for a long time, is still an outstanding tennis player, and now stands in front of the cameras and apologizes for losing to Linette. And she’s crying. This is a tragedy. Is she 12 years old? Who is she apologizing to and for what?”
Swiatek trained under Szostaczko when she was a little girl. Over the course of her senior career, the 24-year-old has worked with Piotr Sierzputowski, Tomasz Wiktorowski and Wim Fissette.
Iga Swiatek drops down to World No.1 in the WTA Rankings
Iga Swiatek had a lukewarm start to her 2026 season as she went down against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, her first competitive outing of the year.
Up next, the Pole delivered another flat showing at the Qatar Open, losing to a lower-ranked Maria Sakkari in the final eight. The former World No.1 experienced the same issues at Indian Wells, failing to cross the hurdle of the quarterfinals, this time due to Elina Svitolina.
Most recently, the 24-year-old was seen in action at the Miami Open, where she lost out in the opening round to compatriot Magda Linette in a three-set battle.
On the back of this loss, Iga Swiatek has dropped down to No.4 in the official WTA Rankings, with America’s Coco Gauff overtaking her as the new World No.3.
Edited by Riddhi Acharya
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