'Really important for me' - Iga Swiatek discusses the benefits of having a sports psychologist with her on the WTA tour

Iga Swiatek says that she benefits greatly from having a psychologist with her on the tour and that the assistance helps her overcome self-doubt. Swiatek has enjoyed a remarkable rise up the WTA rankings. She is already the world No.

1 aged 21, has a Grand Slam title to her name – the 2020 French Open — and is currently on a 33-match win streak. Ad/> The Pole will face Daria Kasatkina in the semi-finals at Roland-Garros on Thursday as she bids to reach her second final. /> Roland-Garros‘A phenomenal effort’ — Rune seals second set of French Open quarter-final with Ruud2 HOURS AGO She says her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz plays a significant part in her overall development as a player.

“It’s pretty hard to know [how I’m developing psychologically] that because since my psychologist is travelling with me," she told Eurosport’s Barbara Schett in the Cube. “We talk over lunch so it’s hard to say but it is always important for me, and I’m happy that I have a person that I can talk to and that when I have some doubts, I can really you know look for another opinion and a person who’s going to remind me sometimes where my strengths are. “So I feel as though it all comes together and really clicks on court and that’s the most important thing for me.” Swiatek says it depends on the individual whether they feel they want a psychologist on the tour with them or not.