US EditionSwiatek Splits with Coach Fissette After Miami Open Upset
Swiatek ends 73-match opening-round win streak at Miami Open before parting ways with coach Wim Fissette to pursue a new direction in her career.
- On Monday, Iga Swiatek announced her split from coach Wim Fissette after her Miami Open exit, saying she had 'decided to take a different path.'
- A first-round defeat at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells ended Swiatek's 73 straight opening-round wins, she said she decided to take a different path.
- In her Instagram post she added that she will share what comes next at the right time and is taking a moment to care for herself and prepare for a new chapter.
- She said she feels disappointment, bitterness and responsibility for her performance and confirmed the rest of her team will remain unchanged after the coaching split.
- The 24-year-old is a six-time Grand Slam champion, and Fissette has coached Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka, providing context for his coaching profile.
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On October 17, 2024, Iga Swiatek announced the hiring of Wim Fissette as his coach. The Belgian had previously been with five numbers one: Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka. The association between the two brought to fruit three titles last year: Wimbledon, Cincinnati and Seoul.
Polish tennis player Iga Schwiontek was eliminated in the opening match of the tournament in Miami.
Polish tennis champion Iga Swiatek, the former world number one, has announced the end of her collaboration with Belgian coach Wim Fissett, with whom she has worked since October 2024. The six-time winner of the women's Grand Slam tournaments has not yet decided on a new coach, reports the Polish news agency PAP.
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