“4 years, 2 Slams and a whole lot of memories. Thanks Wim for being a great coach and an even greater person. Wishing you all the best.”
Through an Instagram story, Naomi Osaka officially announced her separation from coach Wim Fissette: the Japanese player, as reported by Open Court, has reportedly chosen Patrick Mouratoglou as her new coach. The Frenchman, former coach of Serena Williams and Simona Halep, would join the team of the 4-time Slam champion after the double experience (decidedly negative) with Holger Rune.
In recent days, Naomi was at UCLA training under the aegis of the French coach. Their partnership would be sensational news for women’s tennis: a clear message that Osaka wants to send to her rivals, to regain her dominant role in the WTA Tour, after the ups and downs, mental health problems and motherhood.
👀 @pmouratoglou and naomi training at UCLA pic.twitter.com/QCD4Z0xmgL
— Ana (@thegreatestana) September 13, 2024
Naomi’s journey at the US Open has meanwhile ended in the 2nd round against Karolina Muchova. The Czech prevailed with the result of 6-3 7-6. A painful defeat for the former 2-time champion at Flushing Meadows, who tried to explain in a press conference the pain for the defeat suffered.
“I think this match was very different from the one…
