Wim Fissette explains the mistake Iga Swiatek has been making on fast surfaces as he picks out two areas where she must improve

Wim Fissette has begun dissecting Iga Swiatek’s game and where she can improve.

The Belgian is three weeks into coaching the five-time Grand Slam champion after she ended her three-year partnership with Tomasz Wiktorowski in October.

Before his appointment, the 23-year-old had not played since the US Open. Furthermore, Swiatek lost the World number one ranking to Aryna Sabalenka.

But the Pole is hoping to make new strides under Fissette, and he knows exactly what he wants the player to work on.

What does Wim Fissette think Iga Swiatek needs to start doing on faster surfaces?

Throughout her career Iga Swiatek has enjoyed plenty of success on clay in addition to attaining some success on hard courts.

But she has struggled to translate her form onto faster hard courts, such as the grass courts at the Wimbledon Championships, where she has failed to go beyond the fourth round.

This is something Wim Fissette wants to change in Swiatek’s game, and during an interview with Sky Sports, he described the mistake she has been making.

“For sure our goal is to do better on the faster services, if we can improve the serve a bit,” the 44-year-old said. “I think on the fast surfaces sometimes she is trying to play the game of the fast players instead of keeping to her own game and going a bit further back.

“A bit more behind the baseline and still trying to play her heavy spin balls because that’s where she is so difficult to play because she plays with so much spin and the ball bounces off your racket.