Iga Swiatek needs total reset with coaching change says Barbara Schett to conquer all surfaces

Iga Swiatek needs a different set of eyes in order to gain the improvement she needs to become an all conquering force on all surfaces is the view of Eurosport expert and former player, Barbara Schett.

Swiatek won a fourth French Open title earlier this year. But for a player of her calibre, she has struggled at times on other surfaces. She exited Wimbledon and the US Open early towards the end of the year and had to settle for bronze at the Olympic Games.

She has now parted ways with Tomasz Wiktorowski after three years together and as a result won't play Wuhan this week either and a total reset is needed according to Schett after in her mind a disappointing two years away from Paris.

This is all despite Swiatek being World No.1 and winning a lot of titles but at Grand Slams, it has not clicked really outside of the clay court which she is expected to win anyway.

“Iga Swiatek might be No. 1 in the world, [but] she still wants to develop her game outside of clay, [for example] on grass and hard,” Schett said. “Let's face it, it hasn’t really happened in the last year or two.

“She is looking for something different; an outside look, because at this level every percentage counts.

“I am not surprised she is searching for somebody from abroad and not from Poland. She needs a different pair of eyes and different stimulations. I was really disappointed with the way she played at Wimbledon and at the US Open, where she was so one-dimensional and could not adjust tactically.

“She was going for it but not really seeking solutions. She definitely can develop her game even more and learn when to pull back and when to go for it.”