Wednesday was the first opportunity to see Iga Swiatek in action, since she parted ways with Wim Fissette and headed to Mallorca to get the counsel of Francisco Roig and … Rafa Nadal himself.
You can only think this will be good for her – a big step out of the too-protective bubble she has found refuge in for so many years, with advice from an absolute legend.
Already there’s a bit of a tweak on her serve; she now says she didn’t like the modified motion she had been using. It’s not much of a thing, judging from Wednesday. The challenge is to play an actual match (against a scrappy opponent) with the old and new muscle memory fighting for prominence.
There were a few too many double faults, but solid.
(Stuttgart and Rouen are six hours ahead of EDT)
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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Final results
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Singles, second round
[3] Iga Swiatek (POL) def Laura Siegemund (GER) 62 63
[4] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def Eva Lys (GER) 61 60
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Doubles, quarterfinal
[4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) vs Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 64 36 [10-6]
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Singles, first round
[Q] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def [5] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 62 62
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[6] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 57 62 64
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Linda Noskova (CZE) def Zhang Shuai (CHN) 57 61 64
[Q] Alycia Parks (USA) def [WC] Noma Noha Akague (GER) 64 62
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Doubles, first round
Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) def [3] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 62 62
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[2] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 26 75 [10-6]
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Open CapFinances Rouen Métropole
Location: Rouen, France
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Final results
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Singles, second round
Katie Boulter (GBR) def. [3] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 76 (5) 46 61
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[1] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def Caty McNally (USA) 26 62 61
[5] Ann Li (USA) def Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) 46 62 63
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Singles, first round
Tatjana Maria (GER) def [9] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 64 63
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[2] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. [WC] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 63 67 (5) 76 (2)
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Anna Bondar (HUN) def [LL] Harmony Tan (FRA) 62 46 60
Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) def Lilli Tagger (AUT) 63 46 64
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Doubles, first round
[4] Jesika Maleckova / Miriam Skoch (CZE) def Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) 46 64 [11-9]
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Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Nicole Fossa Huergo (ARG) def Magali Kempen (BEL) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 76 (3) 64
Feng Shuo (CHN) / Nika Radisic (CRO) def Moboko Kobori (JPN) / Peangtarm Plipuech (THA) 67 (3) 62 [10-5]
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