{"id":1848996,"date":"2026-03-26T18:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1848996"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:30:21","slug":"iga-swiateks-wta-rival-backs-smart-decision-to-split-with-coach-wim-fissette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1848996","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek&#8217;s WTA rival backs &#8216;smart&#8217; decision to split with coach Wim Fissette"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Iga Swiatek\u2019s WTA rival backs \u2018smart\u2019 decision to split with coach Wim Fissette<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oli-dickson-jefford\" 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Iga Swiatek with Danielle Collins inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Iga Swiatek\u2019s decision to split with coach Wim Fissette has been praised as the \u201csmart\u201d call by former world No 7 and long-time rival Danielle Collins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-iga-swiateks-full-statement-as-she-confirms-split-from-coach-wim-fissette-after-early-exit\">World No 3 Swiatek announced her split from Fissette earlier this week,<\/a> with the Pole parting ways from the Belgian after a partnership which initially started in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Under Fissette\u2019s guidance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Swiatek<\/a> surged back into form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-storms-to-first-wimbledon-title#:~:text=A%20rampant%20Iga%20Swiatek%20stormed,at%20the%20All%20England%20Club.\">and lifted her sixth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon<\/a>, later winning further titles at the Cincinnati Open and Korea Open.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<p>However, the 24-year-old has not reached a tour-level final since her triumph in Seoul last September, and her form has been patchy across the start of her 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-iga-swiateks-worst-nightmare-as-star-stunned-in-historic-loss\">Defeat to Magda Linette in the second round of the Miami Open ultimately brought an end to Swiatek\u2019s partnership with Fissette<\/a>, with the former world No 1 tasting her first opening-match defeat since the 2021 WTA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Few know about the challenge of facing Swiatek as much as 2022 Australian Open runner-up Collins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/danielle-collins-issues-update-on-social-media-after-australian-open-entry-list-absence\">who is currently on an extended break from the WTA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The American has played the world No 3 on ten separate occasions, winning twice, with the two often thought to share a tense relationship.<\/p>\n<p>However, during an appearance on<em> Tennis Channel<\/em> this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/danielle-collins\">Collins<\/a> revealed that she thought Swiatek had made the correct decision to enfore a coaching change.<\/p>\n<p>Collins said: \u201cI think at this point, with the results that she\u2019s had, it makes sense trying to switch things up and looking to go into a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s to be expected; there\u2019s no player who works with the same exact coach, really, throughout their entire career. You learn by working with other people, and you get different perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you just work with one person your whole life, you\u2019re not going to get the same type of evolvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s smart on her end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-rafael-nadal-academy-help-new-coach-plan\">Swiatek\u2019s long-time physio, Maciej Ryszczuk, has confirmed in a recent interview that the Pole plans to have a new coach in place by the time she returns to action at the Women\u2019s Stuttgart Open<\/a>, her opening clay-court event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Clay has been the most dominant surface of Swiatek\u2019s career, though she did not win a title on the surface in 2025 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/everything-iga-swiatek-said-press-conference-french-open-aryna-sabalenka\">with her 26-match unbeaten streak at the French Open snapped by Aryna Sabalenka in last year\u2019s semi-final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 3 is a two-time champion at the indoor WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, lifting the title in 2022 and 2023, though she was beaten in the semi-final in 2024, and the quarter-final in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It has also been reported that Swiatek will train at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca ahead of her return to action in April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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