Iga Świątek started her collaboration with coach Wim Fissette just before the 2024 WTA finals in Riyadh. It seems that the cooperation between them has been positive for both, with Świątek having high expectations regarding the future in the world of tennis.
The Polish tennis player has been an important figure in the tennis scene for years, breaking various records.
Cooperation with Tomasz Wiktorowski was fruitful, but Świątek decided it was time for changes and she hired Wim Fissette as her new coach.
In an interview with The National, she spoke openly about working with the Belgian coach, noting that cooperation with Wiktorowski did not end on bad terms, but that Wim was an experienced coach she wanted to have in her team.
"With Wim, I think the start of our relationship was pretty tricky because he joined my team after my three perfect seasons. So there was kind of no space to go up. Actually, winning Wimbledon was the only thing that I wasn't able to do before. But yeah, usually you change coaches because something was going wrong and you have this boost, but this time it was a bit different.
So I wanted to win because I knew that he's a super experienced coach, he has such knowledge, and I just felt like his knowledge plus my experience and the way I play should give us something big," she told The National, as quoted by Sportskeeda.
“So the first part of the season, the expectations were a bit too high. I should have just focused on playing and that's it," the Pole added.
Wim Fissette reacts
Wim Fissette also stressed in a media interview that Świątek is sometimes difficult to cooperate with and is not always open to advice, but when she realizes that a change could bring benefits to the game, she is ready to adapt and listen to suggestions.
Świątek had a great season, winning her first Wimbledon, and was equally dominant at other major tournaments. The duo's collaboration could last and bring great results for both sides.
