World number one Iga Swiatek has appointed Wim Fissette as her new coach as she continues to prepare for next month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh.
“I am happy to announce that Wim Wiesette will be joining our team,” Swiatek said on social media. “You know, I’m preparing for the WTA Finals, but my view, as always, is the long term, not the short term. I’ve said many times that my career is a marathon for me, not a sprint and I am.” Work, operate and make decisions with this approach.
“I want to say that I am very excited 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 is always important to try to get to know each other better but we are off to a good start and I can’t wait to compete soon.”
The news comes two weeks after the end of her three-year partnership with Tomasz Viktorovski, with whom she has worked since the end of 2021 – a period during which Swiatek won five of her five Grand Slam titles and rose to the world No. 1 ranking. For the first time. Before joining Viktorovski, Piotr Sierzputowski had been coaching Swiatek since 2016. Wieset will be her first non-Polish coach.
Swiatek will be the sixth player Fisette has coached at some point. The 44-year-old Belgian has previously worked with Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka. Fiset coached Osaka in two matches against Swiatek twice, in the Miami 2022 final, which Osaka lost 6-4 and 6-0; And in the second round of Roland Garros this year, which Osaka lost 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5 from match point to the top. Osaka announced the end of their four-year cooperation in September.
Swiatek has not competed since her quarter-final loss to Jessica Pegula at the US Open, and her world No. 1 ranking will be under threat from Aryna Sabalenka in the coming weeks.
