By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 4, 2024
The three-year partnership of Iga Swiatek and Tomasz Wiktorowski has come to an end. Five-time major champion Swiatek announced the news on Instagram on Friday, while hinting that the rest of her team will remain intact.
“After 3 years of the greatest achievements in my career, together with my coach Tomasz Wiktorowski we decided to part ways,” Swiatek wrote. “I want to start with a big thank you and appreciating our work together.”
Swiatek: “It happened thanks to my entire sports team, with my fitness coach and physio Maciej Ryszczuk and my psychologist Daria Abramowicz on board.”
Sounds like Wiktorowski will be the only one leaving Team Iga. pic.com/SXxQZUxPkd
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) October 4, 2024
Swiatek commenced her run with Wiktorowski at the end of the 2021 season. The pair captured four of Swiatek’s Grand Slam titles during their three-year partnership, and logged 19 of Swiatek’s 22 career titles. She was previously coached by Piotr Sierzputowski, and the pair won Roland-Garros together in 2020.
“Coach Wiktorowski joined my team for three seasons, when I strongly needed changes and a fresh approach to my game,” Swiatek wrote. “His experience, analytical and strategic attitude and enormous knowledge about tennis helped us to achieve things I’ve never dreamed of only a few months after we started working together.
“Our main goal was to become No.1 player in the world and coach Wiktorowski was the one who said it first. We aimed very high, we headed to every tournament with a clear goal to win it. Together with coach Wiktorowski we won many tournaments and 4 Grand Slams.”
Swiatek also announced her withdrawal from next week’s Wuhan Open.
She said she is taking a few weeks off to start cooperation with a new coach.
“I’m in the middle of first talks with coaches from abroad (non-Polish),” she wrote. “Because I’m ready to take the next step in my career. I will let you know when I make a decision.”
