Iga Swiatek’s career, though filled with brilliance, seems to be riding through a turbulent phase lately. The World No. 1 has made a shocking decision to part ways with her long-time coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, sending ripples through the tennis world. Fans and experts alike are buzzing over the news, speculating on the impact this could have on her future performances. While several names have emerged as potential temporary coaches to guide her through the remainder of the season, it feels like the situation is far from settled.

According to several rumors floating around in the tennis corridors, Swiatek was to be mentored by the likes of Tomek Moczek and Dawid Celt, who also happens to be the husband of the former World Number 2, Agnieszka Radwańska. Celt is also the captain of the Polish team for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals which can help him immensely in guiding Swiatek. But amidst the reports, a major update by Radwańska has resurfaced the confusion for the tennis community. 

Taking to her Instagram story, Radwańska shared a video where she can be seen with her son at the Warsaw Chopin airport. She tagged the video as a ‘family vacation’ which stirred a huge confusion over Celt’s presence in Swiatek’s camp. Questions are now being raised about whether the coach is enjoying a family trip and is yet to join the World No. 1 player for her future endeavors. While nothing has been clarified yet, the buzz is palpable. But the situation will not be easy even if Celt joins forces with Swiatek.

Dawid Celt might witness a scheduling hurdle if he coaches Swiatek for the WTA finals. While the WTA Finals ends on November 9, the BJK Cup Final commences on November 13, and this would create major difficulties for the coach. Remember, earlier the star player highlighted that she is on a hunt for a new coach who would probably be a non-Polish. 

“I am currently in initial talks with non-Polish coaches as I prepare to take the next step in my career. I’ll update you once I’ve made my choice,” Swiatek said while announcing her separation from Wiktorowski. As the confusion over her next coaching team continues to remain intact, the star player is also facing some widespread criticism lately, and surprisingly, it’s for her playing style.

Iga Swiatek receives surprising flak for her playing style

Swiatek has failed to make a return to the courts after the conclusion of the US Open. She missed the entirety of the Asian Swing and withdrew from the tournaments, which were attributed to the chaos and uncertainty within her team. Amidst all these, she has also received criticism over her playing style, and leading the front is none other than Tomasz Wolfke.

The Polish tennis expert engaged in an interview with Super Express and claimed that Swiatek’s playing style is very bland with no variations. “We don’t really know what happened in this team, but three years of cooperation in tennis is such a completely normal period, and during this period Iga and Tomek achieved stunning success together. However, recently there have been reservations about Iga’s playing style. I even always said in an open text that her tennis is too one-dimensional,” he said. However, he did not rule out her skills completely.

“You can’t have a grudge against her either, because there is also a tennis school that says that we practice painfully what we do best and beat everyone with these two or three strokes, just like in the case of Iga,” Wolfke said further. For now, it will be interesting to see if Iga Swiatek can come out of this challenging phase and hit the courts yet again in her dominant form. Will her coaching struggles end anytime soon? Well, only time will tell.