Iga Swiatek’s coaching saga took a unique twist. After her separation from her former coach, discussions began about who would join Swiatek’s team. Amidst this, Serena Williams’ former coach came under the spotlight as rumors circulated about her. In a recent conversation, she made a notable offer to the Polish star, while revealing a sad aspect of the situation.
Williams’ former coach had an interesting revelation about coaching Iga Swiatek. Five days ago, the WTA number one announced her separation from coach Tomasz Wiktorowski. During their three-year partnership, Swiatek won four Grand Slams and secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. While the reason for their split remains unknown, Swiatek posted a message of gratitude, announcing her separation from her former coach. Their partnership was successful, but as the saying goes, all good things come to an end. Given that Swiatek hasn’t confirmed a new coach yet, speculation about Stubbs joining her team has become a topic of discussion.
“Well will see about it. You know we have spoken about it, the coaching carousel. As somebody has asked me this question if I am going to coach Iga and I am not going to coach Iga. If she calls me to coach her I will be very happy to do it. But I do think that she needs someone that is a little bit more fun to be honest, a little bit more relaxing. People probably think I am a very intense coach, I’m not. I think the most important thing for a coach is actually to understand your player,“ Stubbs said. While her statement showed her clear intention to coach Swiatek, she also confirmed that no offer had come from Swiatek’s side.
Despite that, her statement echoed something similar to what Alexandra Stevenson predicted about Swiatek. Yesterday, in a podcast, Stevenson discussed the duality of Swiatek’s nature and how it impacts her game.
Alexandra Stevenson highlighted Iga Swiatek as “defeated and panicky”
In a conversation with Hughes Laverdiere, Stevenson analyzed WTA number one’s situation in detail. “We are talking about Iga Swiatek being all wound up and like stressed out. It’s interesting when she plays her best tennis that her being wound up in tennis works for her but it’s a different kind of intensity as to when she is like the scared deer, scared rabbit, you can see the difference between the two. And its very interesting because she is not even totally negative but she is slightly defeated and panicky, right? But then the intensity when she is walking around quick and getting things done, that’s like a high level of positive like okay, that’s her personality,” she said. Stevenson’s statement sounded similar when Stubbs believed Swiatek needed someone relaxing for her mentorship.
The Polish has already spoken about how the hectic tournament schedule has affected her mental health. She also chose to skip the Asian Swing in China. Her shocking exit from the 2024 US Open and the emotional outburst afterward resonated with Stevenson’s thoughts about her personality.
Iga Swiatek may have parted ways with her coach, but she might be thinking strategically. As speculation about her next coach continues, the tennis world hopes she makes a decision that will help her future