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Iga Swiatek are going to attempt to guard her WTA Finals crown armed along with a brand-new accomplice.
World No. 1 Swiatek introduced today she is actually tapped the services of seasoned Wim Fissette as her brand new instructor.
The statement happens two full weeks after Swiatek split along with trainer Tomasz Wiktorowski, finishing their extremely successful three-year partnership.
Five-time Grand Slam champ Swiatek is qualifying along with Fissette for upcoming month's WTA Finals in Riyadh.
" I more than happy to declare that Wim Fissette is joining our group," Swiatek uploaded on social networking sites. "As you know, I am actually getting ready for the WTA Finals however my standpoint is, as always, lasting, certainly not short-term. I stated often times that my profession is an endurance for me, not a sprint as well as I'm functioning, operating and also deciding with this method.
" I would like to say that I am actually quite thrilled and looking forward to partnering with Wim. He appears to possess an excellent perspective, eyesight and substantial knowledge at an incredibly best amount of ping pong. It's constantly essential to try and understand each other far better yet we get out to a great start as well as I can't hang around to complete quickly.".
The hiring stands for a clean slate for both player as well as trainer.
Previous No. 1 Naomi Osaka split along with coach Fissette final month.
A highly-experienced instructor, Fissette has actually partnered with a number of Grand Slam champs, including Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova as well as Osaka. The 44-year-old Fissette likewise coached Zheng Qinwen before he came back to Osaka's section.