Iga Swiatek is hiring Wim Fissette to be his new coach, asserting on social media on Thursday that he’ll herald somebody who has labored with an extended checklist of prime gamers together with Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka.
“I am excited and motivated to begin a brand new chapter,” posted No. 1 Swiatek, who break up from Tomasz Wiktorowski two weeks in the past after three years collectively.
Swiatek has not competed since September 4, when she misplaced within the US Open quarterfinals to second seed Jessica Pegula. Since then, Swiatek has withdrawn from the China Open and Korea Open.
Subsequent up for Swiatek is the season-ending WTA Finals, which can be held in November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“As you already know, I’m getting ready for the WTA Finals however my imaginative and prescient, as typical, is long-term, not short-term. “I mentioned many occasions that my job is a race for me, not a dash, and I work, work and make selections this fashion,” Swiatek wrote on Thursday. “I wish to say that I’m very glad and searching ahead to working with Wim. He appears to have a great perspective, imaginative and prescient and loads of expertise on the highest degree of tennis. It is at all times vital to attempt to get to know one another higher however we have off to a great begin and I can not wait to compete quickly.”
Swiatek is 54-7 this season with 5 titles and an estimated $7.5 million in earnings. She gained the French Open in June for her third consecutive title in Paris and fourth up to now 5 years, rising her profession tally to 5 Grand Slam titles. 4 of those got here with Wiktorowski as his coach.
The 23-year-old from Poland additionally gained a bronze medal on the Paris Olympics in August.
He can be attempting to cease Sabalenka from ending the yr 1.
Fissette, who’s Belgian and Swiatek’s first non-Polish coach, has labored with Osaka not too long ago, and helped her win two of her 4 Grand Slam titles. He additionally had Clijsters and Angelique Kerber in main tournaments. Different No. 1 gamers Fissette has coached embody Azarenka and Simona Halep.
