Iga Świątek began her collaboration with coach Wim Fissette simply earlier than the 2024 WTA finals in Riyadh. Evidently the cooperation between them has been constructive for each, with Świątek having excessive expectations concerning the longer term on the earth of tennis.
The Polish tennis participant has been an essential determine within the tennis scene for years, breaking varied information.
Cooperation with Tomasz Wiktorowski was fruitful, however Świątek determined it was time for adjustments and she or he employed Wim Fissette as her new coach.
In an interview with The Nationwide, she spoke overtly about working with the Belgian coach, noting that cooperation with Wiktorowski didn’t finish on dangerous phrases, however that Wim was an skilled coach she wished to have in her group.
"With Wim, I believe the beginning of our relationship was fairly tough as a result of he joined my group after my three good seasons. So there was type of no house to go up. Truly, successful Wimbledon was the one factor that I wasn't in a position to do earlier than. However yeah, often you alter coaches as a result of one thing was going improper and you’ve got this increase, however this time it was a bit totally different.
So I wished to win as a result of I knew that he's an excellent skilled coach, he has such information, and I simply felt like his information plus my expertise and the best way I play ought to give us one thing large," she instructed The Nationwide, as quoted by Sportskeeda.
“So the primary a part of the season, the expectations had been a bit too excessive. I ought to have simply targeted on taking part in and that's it," the Pole added.
Wim Fissette reacts
Wim Fissette additionally burdened in a media interview that Świątek is typically tough to cooperate with and isn’t at all times open to recommendation, however when she realizes {that a} change may carry advantages to the sport, she is able to adapt and hearken to ideas.
Świątek had an ideal season, successful her first Wimbledon, and was equally dominant at different main tournaments. The duo's collaboration may final and convey nice outcomes for either side.
