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class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"26 Mar 2026 2:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"26 Mar 2026 2:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1774535431\"><br \/>\n                            26 Mar 2026 2:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arthur-Fils-Rafael-Nadal-Iga-Swiatek-Alex-Eala-Elena-Rybakina-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Fils, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Alex Eala and Elena Rybakina\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Tennis stars Arthur Fils, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Alex Eala and Elena Rybakina                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Thursday\u2019s headlines from the 2026 Miami Open include Iga Swiatek being set for a linkup with Rafael Nadal, and a claim that there was \u201ctension\u201d between the Pole and her ex-coach Wim Fissette.<\/p>\n<p>We also have news of Arthur Fils achieving the \u201cbest result\u201d of his career to date, Elena Rybakina making a confession about her \u201cattitude\u201d, and Alex Eala receiving advice about her game.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our latest roundup of the biggest stories from the Hard Rock Stadium and beyond in the tennis world.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Tension\u2019 and \u2018red flags\u2019 in Swiatek and Fissette\u2019s partnership<\/h2>\n<p>Swiatek split with Fissette, who she had been coached by since October 2024, after her shock loss to Magda Linette in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters worked with Fissette between 2009 and 2011, and she has claimed that her fellow Belgian\u2019s coach-player relationship with Swiatek did not seem \u201cnatural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could see that there was tension already for a few months and frustration and that their natural kind of player-coaching relationship wasn\u2019t really where it should be at, and I think those were a couple of red flags,\u201d said the four-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-former-world-no-1-spotted-tension-with-wim-fissette-and-a-couple-of-red-flags\">Iga Swiatek: Former world No 1 spotted \u2018tension\u2019 with Wim Fissette and \u2018a couple of red flags\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Swiatek to train at Nadal\u2019s academy<\/h2>\n<p>Swiatek idolises 22-time major winner Nadal, and she will train at the legendary Spaniard\u2019s academy in Mallorca in preparation for the clay-court season, according to a report in Poland.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Swiatek\u2019s long-time physiotherapist Maciej Ryszczuk has revealed the world No 3 intends to have a new coach in place for her next tournament in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-rafael-nadal-academy-help-new-coach-plan\">Iga Swiatek set for Rafael Nadal linkup as her physio reveals \u2018plan\u2019 for new coach<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Fils achieves \u2018best result\u2019 with epic Miami win<\/h2>\n<p>Fils, the world No 31, saved four match points to beat 23rd-ranked Tommy Paul 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-6(6) in a thrilling two-hour-47-minute Miami Open quarter-final.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Frenchman has described reaching his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final as \u201cthe best result I had in my life so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is up to 28th in the Live ATP Rankings and could climb to 22nd if he beats Jiri Lehecka to reach the final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/arthur-fils-miami-open-tommy-paul-reaction-atp-ranking\">Miami Open: What did Arthur Fils say after epic Tommy Paul win? And how has it affected his ranking?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Rybakina makes \u2018attitude\u2019 confession<\/h2>\n<p>In the first set of her 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final win over world No 5 Jessica Pegula in Miami, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/watch-elena-rybakina-argues-coach-stefano-vukov-jessica-pegula-miami-open\">Rybakina had a disagreement with her coach Stefano Vukov as she declared: \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The world No 2 admitted afterwards: \u201cI didn\u2019t start well at all and got frustrated with my mistakes, I started rushing and couldn\u2019t control my attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/miami-open-elena-rybakina-makes-confession-attitude-argument-coach\">Miami Open: Elena Rybakina makes confession about her attitude after argument with coach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Greg Rusedski\u2019s message for Eala<\/h2>\n<p>Eala exited the Miami Open with a crushing 0-6, 2-6 fourth round loss to world No 14 Karolina Muchova \u2014 the same scoreline by which she lost to Linda Noskova in the same round in Indian Wells earlier in March.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 4 Greg Rusedski has assessed that the 20-year-old Filipina must improve her serve to become less vulnerable to these one-sided defeats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-ranking-advice-former-british-no-1\">Alex Eala told where she needs to improve by former British No 1 as a worrying trend emerges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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