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You can clearly see in the training video from Stuttgart that Daria is filming with Iga's iPhone and posting it in Iga's IG stories. A series of IGstories of Iga at the Porsche Museum were also filmed and posted by Daria.

Daria can unlock Iga's iPhone at any time and use Iga's accounts to post Xs and IGs. Those who defend Daria, what is your excuse this time?

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honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

What people won't do for money...

is it money or insecurity? or is someone else in her life pushing her to rake in some more cash? it doesn't feel like iga

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I get OP's points, but I also think we shouldn't be so quick to judge.
I am all for natural beauty, I don't like make up and really admire the (many) athletes that don't wear any and I agree, Iga is beautiful as she, she doesn't need it.
that said, she is still young, and it's okay to explore and experiment. this is true when it comes to her image as well. she may have said that she didn't like make up in the past, but she can changed her mind, maybe has found a way to use it that she likes?
everyone should feel free to try new things, even out of their comfort zone. if this is what's happening, I'm okay with it.

if on the other hand, she is feeling insecure, or someone is pushing her in a direction she doesn't want to follow, than that would be a shame. I really hope that's not the case.

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honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

What people won't do for money...

is it money or insecurity? or is someone else in her life pushing her to rake in some more cash? it doesn't feel like iga

da
I get OP's points, but I also think we shouldn't be so quick to judge.
I am all for natural beauty, I don't like make up and really admire the (many) athletes that don't wear any and I agree, Iga is beautiful as she, she doesn't need it.
that said, she is still young, and it's okay to explore and experiment. this is true when it comes to her image as well. she may have said that she didn't like make up in the past, but she can changed her mind, maybe has found a way to use it that she likes?
everyone should feel free to try new things, even out of their comfort zone. if this is what's happening, I'm okay with it.

if on the other hand, she is feeling insecure, or someone is pushing her in a direction she doesn't want to follow, than that would be a shame. I really hope that's not the case.

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Yesterday, 13:53

honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

What people won't do for money...

is it money or insecurity? or is someone else in her life pushing her to rake in some more cash? it doesn't feel like iga

da
I get OP's points, but I also think we shouldn't be so quick to judge.
I am all for natural beauty, I don't like make up and really admire the (many) athletes that don't wear any and I agree, Iga is beautiful as she, she doesn't need it.
that said, she is still young, and it's okay to explore and experiment. this is true when it comes to her image as well. she may have said that she didn't like make up in the past, but she can changed her mind, maybe has found a way to use it that she likes?
everyone should feel free to try new things, even out of their comfort zone. if this is what's happening, I'm okay with it.

if on the other hand, she is feeling insecure, or someone is pushing her in a direction she doesn't want to follow, than that would be a shame. I really hope that's not the case.

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honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

What people won't do for money...

is it money or insecurity? or is someone else in her life pushing her to rake in some more cash? it doesn't feel like iga

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honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

What people won't do for money...

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honestly i can’t stand it. she never wears makeup or girly clothes in her private time and has talked about not liking makeup on her so what’s up with this sudden 180? feels like she’s developed this complex about not being feminine which is unfortunate because she’s obviously perfect as she is

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lets the gossip begin... Maja and Iga are both 22yo... https://imgbox.com/U6VdHuIQ

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Daria just went and hugged Iga individually and tightly, right after the Polish team did their circle cheer, immediately, tightly. What's the big problem with Daria? What kind of weird psychological implication is this that "Iga belongs to Daria"?That Iga has to fulfill the ritual of hugging Daria individually, once before the game and once after the game?

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Daria Abramowicz in Switzerland? What does she do in a 2 days teamwork? Dawid Celt doesn't like her. He questioned Daria in front of cameras. Probably Iga insisted Daria in BJK Team Poland. Iga needs Daria to communicate with other members. No Daria, No Iga play for Team Poland.

To be fair, I am surprised that Celt stayed as BJK Cup captain. Radwanska heavily criticised Iga for skipping BJK Cup, which was all over Polish media and Celt didn't disagree with his wife. TBH I expected Wiktorowski to return as the captain.
Also, I thought we would never see Frech and Linette with Iga in one time, as I've seen gossips that both Magdas are not fond of Iga and Team Swiatek. Especially after Iga stood them up at BJK Cup twice already!

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Daria Abramowicz in Switzerland? What does she do in a 2 days teamwork? Dawid Celt doesn't like her. He questioned Daria in front of cameras. Probably Iga insisted Daria in BJK Team Poland. Iga needs Daria to communicate with other members. No Daria, No Iga play for Team Poland.

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lets the gossip begin... Maja and Iga are both 22yo... https://imgbox.com/U6VdHuIQ

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The recent episode of Kasatkina's vlog was fantastic. The only important person who is still missing from the vlog is Iga. I hope Dasha will catch her in Mardid or Rome, when the other Daria is not paying attention.

Well, the other Daria liked this post so she approves and maybe we really will see Iga in vlog soon

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The recent episode of Kasatkina's vlog was fantastic. The only important person who is still missing from the vlog is Iga. I hope Dasha will catch her in Mardid or Rome, when the other Daria is not paying attention.

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There is chance that she had. I remember their interview when Naomi said that first time they met she prepared for match and Iga just stares at her, then Iga giggle and blush. And Iga said something like: "I thought you are very interesting".

Not their interview but their first livechat on Instagram.

https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV12K421y7A3

3:54 - "but I didn't have butt intenstions" lmao at that subtitles
She said "bad"... or did she...?

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There is chance that she had. I remember their interview when Naomi said that first time they met she prepared for match and Iga just stares at her, then Iga giggle and blush. And Iga said something like: "I thought you are very interesting".

Not their interview but their first livechat on Instagram.

https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV12K421y7A3

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There is chance that she had. I remember their interview when Naomi said that first time they met she prepared for match and Iga just stares at her, then Iga giggle and blush. And Iga said something like: "I thought you are very interesting".

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of course, daria benefits from the relationship. i won't deny that. but it isn't necessarily the case that she's taking advantage of her. wouldn't iga herself know if she was being taken advantage of? i'm not accusing you of claiming that iga is stupid, but you must have the impression that iga is quite naive, then? i don't think that just because daria benefits from their relationship, that she doesn't sincerely care for iga and her wellbeing.

Well, I don't consider Iga stupid, but she is certainly naive, as evidenced by many of her statements on non-tennis topics. Regarding the claim that Daria does not take advantage of Iga, I obviously disagree. An example of how Daria takes advantage of her acquaintance with Iga is Iga's relationship with Mikaela Shiffrin. Before Iga met Daria, she had no interest in alpine skiing and had no idea who Shiffrin was. Unlike Daria, for whom Shiffrin was a childhood idol. Daria convinced Iga to publicly speak about Shiffrin, thereby initiating a relationship between them. As a result, Daria has already met her idol (interestingly, Iga has not yet met Shiffrin in person). There are, of course, more examples like this.

can you share more examples?

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Well, I don't consider Iga stupid, but she is certainly naive, as evidenced by many of her statements on non-tennis topics. Regarding the claim that Daria does not take advantage of Iga, I obviously disagree. An example of how Daria takes advantage of her acquaintance with Iga is Iga's relationship with Mikaela Shiffrin. Before Iga met Daria, she had no interest in alpine skiing and had no idea who Shiffrin was. Unlike Daria, for whom Shiffrin was a childhood idol. Daria convinced Iga to publicly speak about Shiffrin, thereby initiating a relationship between them. As a result, Daria has already met her idol (interestingly, Iga has not yet met Shiffrin in person). There are, of course, more examples like this.

OMG what nonsense about childhood idol, Daria is older 7 years than her and Mikaela is just a good example of a successful female athlete, I think Daria found her story kind of inspiration for Iga

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But why? People always discuss this from Daria's point of view. But what about Iga, what does she get (or at least thinks she gets) from being with Daria all the time, what the previous psychologists couldn't give her? What part of her personality or what kind of emotional need made her want a psychologist to travel with her all the time? Yes, I understand that people say "Daria manipulated her", but what makes her so easy to manipulate? Why is she such a great opportunity for someone like Abramowicz? Why did she feel that she needs someone like her in the 1st place? Is it her being an introvert or her family or something else?

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Well, I don't consider Iga stupid, but she is certainly naive, as evidenced by many of her statements on non-tennis topics. Regarding the claim that Daria does not take advantage of Iga, I obviously disagree. An example of how Daria takes advantage of her acquaintance with Iga is Iga's relationship with Mikaela Shiffrin. Before Iga met Daria, she had no interest in alpine skiing and had no idea who Shiffrin was. Unlike Daria, for whom Shiffrin was a childhood idol. Daria convinced Iga to publicly speak about Shiffrin, thereby initiating a relationship between them. As a result, Daria has already met her idol (interestingly, Iga has not yet met Shiffrin in person). There are, of course, more examples like this.

OMG what nonsense about childhood idol, Daria is older 7 years than her and Mikaela is just a good example of a successful female athlete, I think Daria found her story kind of inspiration for Iga

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Well, I don't consider Iga stupid, but she is certainly naive, as evidenced by many of her statements on non-tennis topics. Regarding the claim that Daria does not take advantage of Iga, I obviously disagree. An example of how Daria takes advantage of her acquaintance with Iga is Iga's relationship with Mikaela Shiffrin. Before Iga met Daria, she had no interest in alpine skiing and had no idea who Shiffrin was. Unlike Daria, for whom Shiffrin was a childhood idol. Daria convinced Iga to publicly speak about Shiffrin, thereby initiating a relationship between them. As a result, Daria has already met her idol (interestingly, Iga has not yet met Shiffrin in person). There are, of course, more examples like this.

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of course, daria benefits from the relationship. i won't deny that. but it isn't necessarily the case that she's taking advantage of her. wouldn't iga herself know if she was being taken advantage of? i'm not accusing you of claiming that iga is stupid, but you must have the impression that iga is quite naive, then? i don't think that just because daria benefits from their relationship, that she doesn't sincerely care for iga and her wellbeing.

Well, I don't consider Iga stupid, but she is certainly naive, as evidenced by many of her statements on non-tennis topics. Regarding the claim that Daria does not take advantage of Iga, I obviously disagree. An example of how Daria takes advantage of her acquaintance with Iga is Iga's relationship with Mikaela Shiffrin. Before Iga met Daria, she had no interest in alpine skiing and had no idea who Shiffrin was. Unlike Daria, for whom Shiffrin was a childhood idol. Daria convinced Iga to publicly speak about Shiffrin, thereby initiating a relationship between them. As a result, Daria has already met her idol (interestingly, Iga has not yet met Shiffrin in person). There are, of course, more examples like this.

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of course, daria benefits from the relationship. i won't deny that. but it isn't necessarily the case that she's taking advantage of her. wouldn't iga herself know if she was being taken advantage of? i'm not accusing you of claiming that iga is stupid, but you must have the impression that iga is quite naive, then? i don't think that just because daria benefits from their relationship, that she doesn't sincerely care for iga and her wellbeing.

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they don't date. iga doesn't seem to be interested in any woman She doesn't follow anyone on Instagram who is lesbian and doesn't seem to be interested in anything of the sort

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they don't date. iga doesn't seem to be interested in any woman She doesn't follow anyone on Instagram who is lesbian and doesn't seem to be interested in anything of the sort

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But Daria is indeed taking advantage of Iga. Both to gain financial benefits (Iga's sponsors, such as ON, Oshee, previously Asics, and probably Rolex, pay her) and to increase her own visibility by using Iga's brand for free (wherever she appears, she acts as Iga Świątek's psychologist). This woman cares about Iga only because she needs her to achieve her own goals.

of course, daria benefits from the relationship. i won't deny that. but it isn't necessarily the case that she's taking advantage of her. wouldn't iga herself know if she was being taken advantage of? i'm not accusing you of claiming that iga is stupid, but you must have the impression that iga is quite naive, then? i don't think that just because daria benefits from their relationship, that she doesn't sincerely care for iga and her wellbeing.

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When a psychologist spends so much time with a client, it is already manipulation.

This relationship should be therapeutic, not some form of friendly, business, or even romantic interaction. In such a relationship, the clients are always vulnerable, because it is them who shares their life, and the psychologist should provide certain techniques, help to overcome some difficulties together, so that the clients can cope with their life and further challenges on their own. This is one of the goals of therapy. In Iga's case, we can see that the pani psycholog only increases her influence on her. She becomes a kind of indispensable member of the team, on whom everything rests. She should have stopped psychological work with her and, for example, remained her manager and an important member of the team, but at the same time transferred her client to another psychologist so that there would be no violation of boundaries. But she does not do this. After all, another psychologist grom the outsider would immediately help Iga to see these manipulations and make her more independent.

there are other players in the WTA who are very close with some members of their team, of course many were in romantic relationships with team members, but there are also cases of players having father-daughter like relationships with their coaches, for example, where they are as close as family. it's natural when you consider that they are travelling together all year long. but i understand that a psychologist is a bit different from a coach.

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So you have an interesting theory, but the facts IMO indicate otherwise unfortunately.

I just hope that it is not a romantic relationship, because that would be a tragedy.

As for this, there are indeed a lot of easter eggs that this could be true. Constant vacations together separately from other team members. The complete absence of a husband in the life of this so-called psychologist. Damn, she can like and repost fan posts on Twitter. Obviously, she knows about these speculations about their romantic relationship. It would be very easy for her to refute them all if things weren't really so complicated and if she had the desire to do this. You post a picture with your husband on your anniversary on Instagram with the caption "my love, the most understanding man" and that's it, everyone forgets about these strange gossips for another year. But she doesn't do that. There are no questions about Iga here, she can really be busy with tennis, be a little asexual and not think about relationships right now, especially since she won't be able to build anything serious with such a schedule. That's why we don't see any signs from her. But D. she is a psychologist, an adult married woman. She could very quickly refute all these gossips, but she desn't do so, hiding behind Iga's back. It's interesting why.

i always thought daria mentioning her husband sporadically WAS her way of trying to shut down this gossip.

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But Daria is indeed taking advantage of Iga. Both to gain financial benefits (Iga's sponsors, such as ON, Oshee, previously Asics, and probably Rolex, pay her) and to increase her own visibility by using Iga's brand for free (wherever she appears, she acts as Iga Świątek's psychologist). This woman cares about Iga only because she needs her to achieve her own goals.

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When a psychologist spends so much time with a client, it is already manipulation.

This relationship should be therapeutic, not some form of friendly, business, or even romantic interaction. In such a relationship, the clients are always vulnerable, because it is them who shares their life, and the psychologist should provide certain techniques, help to overcome some difficulties together, so that the clients can cope with their life and further challenges on their own. This is one of the goals of therapy. In Iga's case, we can see that the pani psycholog only increases her influence on her. She becomes a kind of indispensable member of the team, on whom everything rests. She should have stopped psychological work with her and, for example, remained her manager and an important member of the team, but at the same time transferred her client to another psychologist so that there would be no violation of boundaries. But she does not do this. After all, another psychologist grom the outsider would immediately help Iga to see these manipulations and make her more independent.

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So you have an interesting theory, but the facts IMO indicate otherwise unfortunately.

I just hope that it is not a romantic relationship, because that would be a tragedy.

As for this, there are indeed a lot of easter eggs that this could be true. Constant vacations together separately from other team members. The complete absence of a husband in the life of this so-called psychologist. Damn, she can like and repost fan posts on Twitter. Obviously, she knows about these speculations about their romantic relationship. It would be very easy for her to refute them all if things weren't really so complicated and if she had the desire to do this. You post a picture with your husband on your anniversary on Instagram with the caption "my love, the most understanding man" and that's it, everyone forgets about these strange gossips for another year. But she doesn't do that. There are no questions about Iga here, she can really be busy with tennis, be a little asexual and not think about relationships right now, especially since she won't be able to build anything serious with such a schedule. That's why we don't see any signs from her. But D. she is a psychologist, an adult married woman. She could very quickly refute all these gossips, but she desn't do so, hiding behind Iga's back. It's interesting why.

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this is why i just don't think it's "manipulation". and i don't think they are dating, either. i think iga might have a bit of mental weakness here. she's spoken in the past about loneliness and such. i don't think daria is taking advantage of her, i think she's just fulfilling the role of iga's caretaker. iga has very few friends, is away from family most of the year, and daria is the only woman on her team. so it makes sense to me that they spend so much time together. i guess iga just doesn't like being alone.

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Right, but I assume she knew nothing about her personality, feelings or family before they started to actually spend time with each other, so how did she know that she will be such an important part of her life, travelling with her everywhere and Iga telling in interviews that her 3 important phone numbers are her dad, sister and Daria?

For many other players, a sport psychologist is just a sport psychologist. Look at Kasatkina, acoording to her vlog she has one too, she is an older woman as well, but she barely travels with Kasatkina and they don't really spend time with each other apart from the actual work. Kasatkina's psychologist can't promote herself. And I know Iga is a more successful player, but still... How could Daria suspect that it would be different in her case?

Well, Abramowicz certainly didn't know she would become such an important part of Iga's life before she started working with her. She simply saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. Let's not forget, she didn't have much to lose anyway. Daria probably doesn't have any family or doesn't keep in touch with them, so traveling around the world wasn't a problem for her. She would also earn more than in her previous job.

Before Iga started working with Daria, she worked with other psychologists. At some point, she decided that she wanted a psychologist to travel with her to tournaments and started looking for a new psychologist. That's how she found Daria. So, Daria knew from the very beginning that if Iga chose her, she would be able to be with her all the time. As for promoting herself, Daria probably also didn't know that she would definitely be able to do it. She just started, as always, to gradually promote herself and since probably no one told her anything about it, she continues to do so.

But why? People always discuss this from Daria's point of view. But what about Iga, what does she get (or at least thinks she gets) from being with Daria all the time, what the previous psychologists couldn't give her? What part of her personality or what kind of emotional need made her want a psychologist to travel with her all the time? Yes, I understand that people say "Daria manipulated her", but what makes her so easy to manipulate? Why is she such a great opportunity for someone like Abramowicz? Why did she feel that she needs someone like her in the 1st place? Is it her being an introvert or her family or something else?

Well, in one of the interviews for Eurosport, Iga says:

"When I started working with Daria in 2019, my main goal was to improve my situation on the court. To be more focused, control emotions. However, then we started talking about my personal life, about how to be confident, how to grow up, how to cope with popularity, or about the business side of the sport. I feel that we worked on everything," Iga Świątek said, as quoted by "sport.pl".

"It's nice to have someone with whom you can just talk about various things. It helps me clear my mind (...) Now, being number one, the expectations have doubled. So, I feel that Daria and I had a lot of work. She is very helpful. My team has to take care of me. My coach takes care of my tennis, my physiotherapist takes care of my body, but I also need someone to be there when I want and need to talk. I want to have fun, play well, do what I do best. But I don't want to lose myself. I want to enjoy life on the tour. So, I try to keep my cool," says the Polish representative

So, it seems that the reason was simply the need to always have someone by her side.

this is why i just don't think it's "manipulation". and i don't think they are dating, either. i think iga might have a bit of mental weakness here. she's spoken in the past about loneliness and such. i don't think daria is taking advantage of her, i think she's just fulfilling the role of iga's caretaker. iga has very few friends, is away from family most of the year, and daria is the only woman on her team. so it makes sense to me that they spend so much time together. i guess iga just doesn't like being alone.

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Abramowicz has no clue about tennis and isn't interested in the sport at all, but before she latched onto Iga, she knew two things. According to many coaches, Iga is a special talent and it's very likely that she will be a TOP10 player. Iga is already quite well-known in the media (since winning Wimbledon as a junior) so she will be able to promote herself through her.

Right, but I assume she knew nothing about her personality, feelings or family before they started to actually spend time with each other, so how did she know that she will be such an important part of her life, travelling with her everywhere and Iga telling in interviews that her 3 important phone numbers are her dad, sister and Daria?

For many other players, a sport psychologist is just a sport psychologist. Look at Kasatkina, acoording to her vlog she has one too, she is an older woman as well, but she barely travels with Kasatkina and they don't really spend time with each other apart from the actual work. Kasatkina's psychologist can't promote herself. And I know Iga is a more successful player, but still... How could Daria suspect that it would be different in her case?

Well, Abramowicz certainly didn't know she would become such an important part of Iga's life before she started working with her. She simply saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. Let's not forget, she didn't have much to lose anyway. Daria probably doesn't have any family or doesn't keep in touch with them, so traveling around the world wasn't a problem for her. She would also earn more than in her previous job.

Before Iga started working with Daria, she worked with other psychologists. At some point, she decided that she wanted a psychologist to travel with her to tournaments and started looking for a new psychologist. That's how she found Daria. So, Daria knew from the very beginning that if Iga chose her, she would be able to be with her all the time. As for promoting herself, Daria probably also didn't know that she would definitely be able to do it. She just started, as always, to gradually promote herself and since probably no one told her anything about it, she continues to do so.

But why? People always discuss this from Daria's point of view. But what about Iga, what does she get (or at least thinks she gets) from being with Daria all the time, what the previous psychologists couldn't give her? What part of her personality or what kind of emotional need made her want a psychologist to travel with her all the time? Yes, I understand that people say "Daria manipulated her", but what makes her so easy to manipulate? Why is she such a great opportunity for someone like Abramowicz? Why did she feel that she needs someone like her in the 1st place? Is it her being an introvert or her family or something else?

Well, in one of the interviews for Eurosport, Iga says:

"When I started working with Daria in 2019, my main goal was to improve my situation on the court. To be more focused, control emotions. However, then we started talking about my personal life, about how to be confident, how to grow up, how to cope with popularity, or about the business side of the sport. I feel that we worked on everything," Iga Świątek said, as quoted by "sport.pl".

"It's nice to have someone with whom you can just talk about various things. It helps me clear my mind (...) Now, being number one, the expectations have doubled. So, I feel that Daria and I had a lot of work. She is very helpful. My team has to take care of me. My coach takes care of my tennis, my physiotherapist takes care of my body, but I also need someone to be there when I want and need to talk. I want to have fun, play well, do what I do best. But I don't want to lose myself. I want to enjoy life on the tour. So, I try to keep my cool," says the Polish representative

So, it seems that the reason was simply the need to always have someone by her side.

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30 Mar 2024, 18:43

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29 Mar 2024, 22:23

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29 Mar 2024, 20:42

Iga is now an adult, but she was still a young 17/18 year old when they started to work together. Do you think Daria already knew that there is a huge opportunity for her or did she realise that only after they started to work together?

Abramowicz has no clue about tennis and isn't interested in the sport at all, but before she latched onto Iga, she knew two things. According to many coaches, Iga is a special talent and it's very likely that she will be a TOP10 player. Iga is already quite well-known in the media (since winning Wimbledon as a junior) so she will be able to promote herself through her.

Right, but I assume she knew nothing about her personality, feelings or family before they started to actually spend time with each other, so how did she know that she will be such an important part of her life, travelling with her everywhere and Iga telling in interviews that her 3 important phone numbers are her dad, sister and Daria?

For many other players, a sport psychologist is just a sport psychologist. Look at Kasatkina, acoording to her vlog she has one too, she is an older woman as well, but she barely travels with Kasatkina and they don't really spend time with each other apart from the actual work. Kasatkina's psychologist can't promote herself. And I know Iga is a more successful player, but still... How could Daria suspect that it would be different in her case?

Well, Abramowicz certainly didn't know she would become such an important part of Iga's life before she started working with her. She simply saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. Let's not forget, she didn't have much to lose anyway. Daria probably doesn't have any family or doesn't keep in touch with them, so traveling around the world wasn't a problem for her. She would also earn more than in her previous job.

Before Iga started working with Daria, she worked with other psychologists. At some point, she decided that she wanted a psychologist to travel with her to tournaments and started looking for a new psychologist. That's how she found Daria. So, Daria knew from the very beginning that if Iga chose her, she would be able to be with her all the time. As for promoting herself, Daria probably also didn't know that she would definitely be able to do it. She just started, as always, to gradually promote herself and since probably no one told her anything about it, she continues to do so.

But why? People always discuss this from Daria's point of view. But what about Iga, what does she get (or at least thinks she gets) from being with Daria all the time, what the previous psychologists couldn't give her? What part of her personality or what kind of emotional need made her want a psychologist to travel with her all the time? Yes, I understand that people say "Daria manipulated her", but what makes her so easy to manipulate? Why is she such a great opportunity for someone like Abramowicz? Why did she feel that she needs someone like her in the 1st place? Is it her being an introvert or her family or something else?

"When I started working with Daria in 2019, my main goal was to improve my situation on the court. To be more focused, control emotions. However, then we started talking about my personal life, about how to be confident, how to grow up, how to cope with popularity, or about the business side of the sport. I feel that we worked on everything," Iga Świątek said, as quoted by "sport.pl".

"It's nice to have someone with whom you can just talk about various things. It helps me clear my mind (...) Now, being number one, the expectations have doubled. So, I feel that Daria and I had a lot of work. She is very helpful. My team has to take care of me. My coach takes care of my tennis, my physiotherapist takes care of my body, but I also need someone to be there when I want and need to talk. I want to have fun, play well, do what I do best. But I don't want to lose myself. I want to enjoy life on the tour. So, I try to keep my cool," says the Polish representative

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30 Mar 2024, 20:45

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30 Mar 2024, 18:43

nanorobot wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 22:23

Guest wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 20:42

Iga is now an adult, but she was still a young 17/18 year old when they started to work together. Do you think Daria already knew that there is a huge opportunity for her or did she realise that only after they started to work together?

Abramowicz has no clue about tennis and isn't interested in the sport at all, but before she latched onto Iga, she knew two things. According to many coaches, Iga is a special talent and it's very likely that she will be a TOP10 player. Iga is already quite well-known in the media (since winning Wimbledon as a junior) so she will be able to promote herself through her.

Right, but I assume she knew nothing about her personality, feelings or family before they started to actually spend time with each other, so how did she know that she will be such an important part of her life, travelling with her everywhere and Iga telling in interviews that her 3 important phone numbers are her dad, sister and Daria?

For many other players, a sport psychologist is just a sport psychologist. Look at Kasatkina, acoording to her vlog she has one too, she is an older woman as well, but she barely travels with Kasatkina and they don't really spend time with each other apart from the actual work. Kasatkina's psychologist can't promote herself. And I know Iga is a more successful player, but still... How could Daria suspect that it would be different in her case?

Well, Abramowicz certainly didn't know she would become such an important part of Iga's life before she started working with her. She simply saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. Let's not forget, she didn't have much to lose anyway. Daria probably doesn't have any family or doesn't keep in touch with them, so traveling around the world wasn't a problem for her. She would also earn more than in her previous job.

Before Iga started working with Daria, she worked with other psychologists. At some point, she decided that she wanted a psychologist to travel with her to tournaments and started looking for a new psychologist. That's how she found Daria. So, Daria knew from the very beginning that if Iga chose her, she would be able to be with her all the time. As for promoting herself, Daria probably also didn't know that she would definitely be able to do it. She just started, as always, to gradually promote herself and since probably no one told her anything about it, she continues to do so.

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30 Mar 2024, 18:43

nanorobot wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 22:23

Guest wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 20:42

Iga is now an adult, but she was still a young 17/18 year old when they started to work together. Do you think Daria already knew that there is a huge opportunity for her or did she realise that only after they started to work together?

Abramowicz has no clue about tennis and isn't interested in the sport at all, but before she latched onto Iga, she knew two things. According to many coaches, Iga is a special talent and it's very likely that she will be a TOP10 player. Iga is already quite well-known in the media (since winning Wimbledon as a junior) so she will be able to promote herself through her.

Right, but I assume she knew nothing about her personality, feelings or family before they started to actually spend time with each other, so how did she know that she will be such an important part of her life, travelling with her everywhere and Iga telling in interviews that her 3 important phone numbers are her dad, sister and Daria?

For many other players, a sport psychologist is just a sport psychologist. Look at Kasatkina, acoording to her vlog she has one too, she is an older woman as well, but she barely travels with Kasatkina and they don't really spend time with each other apart from the actual work. Kasatkina's psychologist can't promote herself. And I know Iga is a more successful player, but still... How could Daria suspect that it would be different in her case?

nanorobot wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 22:23

Guest wrote: ↑

29 Mar 2024, 20:42

Iga is now an adult, but she was still a young 17/18 year old when they started to work together. Do you think Daria already knew that there is a huge opportunity for her or did she realise that only after they started to work together?

Abramowicz has no clue about tennis and isn't interested in the sport at all, but before she latched onto Iga, she knew two things. According to many coaches, Iga is a special talent and it's very likely that she will be a TOP10 player. Iga is already quite well-known in the media (since winning Wimbledon as a junior) so she will be able to promote herself through her.