Iga Swiatek has appointed Belgian Wim Fissette, former coach of Naomi Osaka, as her new coach.
The wprld No1 announced two weeks ago that she had parted ways with Tomasz Wiktorowski after winning four Grand Slam titles in three years together.
The news comes shortly after Naomi Osaka ended her partnership with Fissette and Swiatek turned to the 44-year-old.
Fissette has developed a reputation as arguably the leading coach on the WTA Tour, having previously worked with Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova, Johanna Konta and Angelique Kerber.
Swiatek posted on social media: “So today, as I am excited and motivated to start a new chapter, I have some news to share with you.
“I am delighted to announce that Wim Fissette has joined our team. As you know, I am preparing for the WTA Finals, but as always, my perspective is long-term, not short-term.
“I have said many times that my career is a marathon, not a sprint, and I work, operate and make decisions with this approach. I would like to say that I am very happy and looking forward to working with Wim.
“He seems to have a great attitude, vision and tremendous experience at the highest level of tennis. It’s always important to try to get to know each other better, but we’re off to a good start and can’t wait to compete.” soon.”
Wim Fissette has worked with many WTA stars, including Angelique Kerber.
Swiatek won her fourth French Open title in June but has failed to advance past the quarterfinals at any other Grand Slam and hopes Fissette will help her improve her results away from clay.
He first linked up with Osaka ahead of the 2020 season, where he led Osaka back to the top of the table, with the Japanese star winning the US Open and Australian Open titles.
While Osaka was away on tour after giving birth to her first child, Fissette briefly worked with China’s Zheng Qinwen, but that ended poorly when the Belgian decided to return to Osaka’s team ahead of her comeback.
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However, her progress was not as fast as expected and she decided to part ways with Fissette and hire Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Swiatek missed the Asian swing due to a coaching change and will return to the court at the WTA finals in Riyadh next month, where she will compete with Aryna Sabalenka for the top spot.
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