Polish Iga Swiatek Angela Weiss
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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek said on Thursday that she has teamed up with Belgian coach Wim Wieset, who has previously worked with a group of other Grand Slam winners.
Swiatek, a five-time major champion, announced earlier this month that she had parted ways with her former coach, fellow Polish player Tomasz Wiktorovski, after three seasons together.
In a statement on social media, Swiatek now said she was “happy to announce that Wim Visette has joined our team.”
“He seems to have a great attitude, vision and great experience at the highest level of tennis,” the 23-year-old said.
Visette has previously worked with famous names such as Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber.
He recently worked with former world number one Naomi Osaka, who announced her separation last month and later confirmed that she had hired another famous coach, Patrick Mouratoglou.
Swiatek, who withdrew from the prestigious WTA Beijing 1000 tournament due to “personal matters” and later decided not to compete in Wuhan, said she was now “preparing for the WTA Finals”.
The season finals are scheduled to be held in Riyadh next month.
