Iga Swiatek has been warned that her relationship with psychologist Daria Abramowicz is \u201cdisturbed\u201d and that the \u201cprofessional distance\u201d between the two has been crossed.<\/p>\n
World No 2 Swiatek<\/a> and 37-year-old Abramowicz began working together in February 2019, when the tennis star was just 17 years old.<\/p>\n Since then, Swiatek has gone on to become arguably the leading player of her generation, winning five Grand Slam singles titles and spending 125 weeks as the world No 1.<\/p>\n The Pole\u2019s partnership with Abramowicz has long been praised as a key factor in the 23-year-old\u2019s success, though their relationship has been under scrutiny in recent days.<\/p>\n Swiatek was widely criticised for appearing to slam a ball towards her team \u2013 close to a ball boy \u2013 during her Indian Wells semi-final loss to Mirra Andreeva.<\/p>\n The world No 2 has since spoken about the incident in a detailed social media post<\/a>, though Abramowicz herself has also faced criticism.<\/p>\n The 37-year-old was seen shouting from the stands during the semi-final, and now leading Polish sports psychologist Dariusz Nowicki has claimed \u201ccertain boundaries\u201d between Abramowicz and Swiatek had been crossed.<\/p>\n Speaking to Interia Sport<\/em><\/a>, Nowicki was damning in his assessment of the \u201cdisturbed\u201d partnership.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we were to look at this relationship only and exclusively from the point of view of strictly psychological workshop, then it is indeed a disturbed relationship, in which certain boundaries of professional distance between the psychologist and the client are crossed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Asked further about the potential risks, Nowicki warned that Abramowicz could be at risk of \u201cerrors of perception\u201d in her judgement due to a lack of distance between her and Swiatek.<\/p>\n Nowicki added: \u201cUnfortunately, most errors in perception occur when emotions are aroused. Regardless of whether these are positive or negative emotions, then we make errors in the accuracy of observation.<\/p>\n \u201cA certain psychological distance in relation to the client, who is the athlete, or in general to the training team, which is with the athlete or team, is essential.<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone in this group must maintain some common sense and emotional self-control, and the psychologist should be such a person the most.<\/p>\n ATP and WTA react to Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios-led PTPA lawsuit with strong statements<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek gets advice from Martina Navratilova after recent frustrations<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhile coaches allow themselves to have quite big emotions in starting situations, being a co-participant in this event, a psychologist professionally involved in sports psychology should be able to keep their distance and not get involved in emotions.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly then will they be able to function effectively within their professional competencies.\u201d<\/p>\n Swiatek is yet to respond to Nowicki\u2019s comments, and is set to get her Miami Open campaign underway on Friday.<\/p>\n Much like in Indian Wells, the Pole will face Caroline Garcia in the second round \u2013 with all seeded players having received an opening-round bye.<\/p>\n Swiatek will look to win her second title at the tournament, having previously triumphed at the Miami Open back in 2022.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>:\u00a0WTA Rankings: How many points are Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Andreeva, Raducanu defending in Miami?<\/a><\/p>\n The post Iga Swiatek warned of \u2018disturbed relationship\u2019 with long-time team member<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iga Swiatek has been warned that her relationship with psychologist Daria Abramowicz is \u201cdisturbed\u201d and that the \u201cprofessional distance\u201d between the two has been crossed. 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