Former doubles world No. 1 Rennae Stubbs has the highest possible expectations for the Iga Swiatek and Wim Fissette collaboration as she thinks the Pole is primed for great things and to “look like a legend.”
Even before the Polish tennis star officially lost the world No. 1 position to Aryna Sabalenka, the feeling was that the Belarusian had been playing and looking like the best player in the world for the past few months. And after failing to get gold at the Paris Olympics or do well at the US Open, the 23-year-old decided it was time to end her three-year partnership with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski.
Just as Swiatek made the move, Naomi Osaka also parted ways with Fissette. Considering that the Belgian coach guided the Japanese to two Grand Slam titles in the past and that he is enjoying a very strong reputation on the WTA Tour, the Pole didn’t pass on the opportunity to hire the well-known coach.
Sharing her thoughts on that, former five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, Stubbs, sees multiple ways in how the Belgian can help the Pole – he looks like the type of personality she will love to have around but is also someone who can add other elements to her game and help the four-time French Open champion elevate her game on faster surfaces.
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