Swiatek and her relationship with Nadal: "Now he is busier than when he was a player"

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Iga Swiatek opened her bid for the title at the Mutua Madrid Open 2026 with a convincing victory over Daria Snigur, the first step in her quest for a new title and, above all, a reconnection with her identity, a return to her roots. This is where the big changes she is making come from, not only in her tennis, but also around her, with the hiring of Francis Roig and her arrival at a place, the Rafa Nadal Academy, where she can be closer to her great idol.

Precisely about Rafael Nadal, the Polish player was asked in a press conference, part of this new expectation to understand to what extent their partnership reaches great heights. Swiatek not only talked about that: she also did not shy away from explaining the changes she is making in her service mechanics, aiming to make that shot a more reliable aspect of her game. Her words are definitely worth noting.

Swiatek talked about the changes in her serve and detailed her relationship with Rafael Nadal

- About the changes in her service mechanics that she is trying to implement

"I wouldn't talk about it in the past yet because I feel like I'm still implementing changes. This is the modification that was supposed to have already happened in Stuttgart, but it didn't go as I would have liked. I wasn't entirely sure. I analyzed my matches later and realized that in Mallorca, I was serving a bit differently. I felt that it was what I had to keep doing, focusing on it and remembering the correct movement. In Stuttgart, I felt like everything was going to come out automatically, but a week in Mallorca is not enough for the body to automate that movement. Today, of course, I have taken a step forward."

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