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class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Iga Swiatek and Rennae Stubbs.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Rennae Stubbs says that she doesn\u2019t \u2018like to see someone getting so upset\u2019 on court after analysing Iga Swiatek\u2019s shock loss at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Pole fell to her friend Magda Linette, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, in her opening match at the WTA 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek has had a relatively disappointing season, so far, having lost three of her last six matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, whilst the former world No 1 has had periods of mediocre results in the past, she has looked increasingly disgruntled towards both herself and her team.<\/p>\n<p>Stubbs, a former world No 1 in women\u2019s doubles and a frequent tennis analyst, believes that Swiatek\u2019s negative attitude on court only helps her opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing I don\u2019t like to see is someone getting so upset on the court. We saw it from Coco Gauff as well,\u201d commented the Australian, during her podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about what you are showing to your opponent. I\u2019m a big proponent of that, even when I\u2019m coaching. I\u2019m like, you can\u2019t show your opponent vulnerability, you just can\u2019t, especially when you are playing against great players who are going to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always talk about locker room reputation, but that is the locker room reputation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look down the other end and see her getting frustrated, you feel like \u2018okay, I have a shot\u2019, especially on a court which is usually pretty good for her. It\u2019s quite slow in Indian Wells.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-reveals-team-not-want-compete-miami-open\">Coco Gauff admits team urged her to skip Miami Open after injury scare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-shocked-miami-open-scheduling-carlos-alcaraz-joao-fonseca\">Aryna Sabalenka \u2018really shocked\u2019 as she criticises Miami Open chiefs over Alcaraz, Fonseca decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the shock loss, Swiatek believes that a change in her expectations may be key to finding greater consistency throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>During the Pole\u2019s post-match press conference, she labelled her situation as a \u2018nightmare\u2019 which she simply has to work through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I carry a lot of expectations when I\u2019m on the court, and I need to get rid of them because my game has not been good enough to have any expectations,\u201d the former world No 1 analysed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I carry a lot of expectations when I\u2019m on the court, and I need to get rid of them because my game has not been good enough to have any expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a bit confused, but I\u2019ll just work hard to get it back. I know I have it in me, I just lost it for a second. This is the worst nightmare a top tennis player can have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDropping in matches in level like this. I need to live through this and figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been an over-thinker, but lately it\u2019s just been so intense. It\u2019s hard for me to get rid of many thoughts I have, and this used to be my strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly played my best when I didn\u2019t think much. Now I make so many bad decisions that it\u2019s hard not to think. The stress comes in, the body gets so tense, and things get much harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek has been coached by Wim Fissette since August 2024, with the Belgian previously helping propel Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber to Grand Slam success.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours of a potential coaching split spread like wildfire after her Australian Open loss to Elina Svitolina; however, these were quickly shot down as false.<\/p>\n<p>After mixed results since joining forces with Fissette \u2013 in addition to growing disgruntlement during matches \u2013 Stubbs believes that a coaching change may be necessary, if more positive results fail to materialise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, listen, we have spoken about it last year,\u201d began the Australian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Wim Fisette was on his last legs last year. She wins Wimbledon and gives him basically eight more months left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has to be under a lot of pressure going into the clay court season if she doesn\u2019t pick it up and win a couple of tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek will next participate in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which will be held in Stuttgart from April 13 \u2013 19.<\/p>\n<p>The Pole is a two-time former winner at the clay-court event, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the showpiece match of both the 2022 and 2023 editions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jack-draper-defeat-miami-open-confessions\">Stunning statistics served up as Jack Draper suffers shock defeat at Miami Open<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rennae Stubbs makes worrying Iga Swiatek assessment and floats idea of drastic coaching change Oliver Paton 21 Mar 2026 4:43 PM Iga Swiatek and Rennae Stubbs. Rennae Stubbs says that she doesn\u2019t \u2018like to see someone getting so upset\u2019 on court after analysing Iga Swiatek\u2019s shock loss at the Miami Open. 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