Iga Swiatek banking on Rafael Nadal's former coach to kick-start her season

[p]The Polish six-time Grand Slam ‌champion lost in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open ‌and tournaments in Doha and Indian Wells before a shock ‌second-round defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/linette-magda/vXvzyRlq/"]Magda Linette[/a] in the Miami Open ‌last month.[/p][p]That prompted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Swiatek[/a] to part ways with her coach Wim Fissette and hire Roig, who worked with her idol [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nadal-rafael/xUwlUnRK/"]Rafa ‌Nadal[/a] from 2005-22 and more recently with ⁠Briton [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raducanu-emma/YmIZde1B/"]Emma Raducanu[/a].[/p][p]"I'm really ‌happy to start with Francis," Swiatek told a press conference in ​Stuttgart.[/p][p]"[b]I was basically looking for someone with a good eye, really technical, but also a person ​that is experienced enough to help me through some different kind of situations. I feel Francisco has lived through ⁠everything on tour[/b].[/p][p]"[b]It's ​going really amazing ... I was able to find a new coach pretty fast, which is a positive thing because when you do that in the middle of the season, ‌it's nice to have some security in that[/b]."[/p][embed guid="ba8ba37d-cdb2-4f4a-bf14-352922de441a" url="https://x.com/rnadalacademy/status/2039989067379531818" social-type="twitter" /][p]Swiatek, who has won four French Open titles on her favoured clay courts, began preparations for the Grand Slam that begins on May 24th with a training block at Nadal's academy in Mallorca under the watchful eyes of the Spaniard.[/p][p]"I asked if it would be possible for him to come and maybe be some kind of inspiration, also hear ‌some feedback from him," Swiatek said.[/p][p]"[b]It was a privilege ​to have him on court. I honestly didn't have ‌many expectations because I know he's super busy and he has a lot of stuff to do, even though he always has different projects and everything[/b].[/p][p]"Now I'll continue with Francisco. He'll be the person that ⁠takes care of the ⁠whole process. That's the ‌plan for now."[/p]