After a barren first half of the season, Iga Swiatek ’s narrative flipped like a storm at Wimbledon, igniting a run that turned 2025 into a redemption song. Yet, before this latest surge, a quiet but powerful decision shaped her path: her father, Tomasz , stepped back from coaching in 2024. The 60-year-old, once her earliest guide and the man who molded her foundation, chose to trade the coach’s chair for a father’s role. A former Olympian rower for Poland in 1988, Tomasz had steered Iga’s formative years before passing the reins to others, ensuring he could stand firmly behind her, not as a strategist, but as her greatest supporter. But what drove his decision to step down?

The family decision that shaped Swiatek’s career path

Tomasz, a former Olympic rower, initially coached Ig

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