{"id":1859279,"date":"2026-04-01T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859279"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:01:41","slug":"iga-swiatek-reveals-when-she-decided-to-end-wim-fissette-partnership-as-she-makes-rafael-nadal-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859279","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek reveals when she decided to end Wim Fissette partnership as she makes Rafael Nadal confession"},"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 reveals when she decided to end Wim Fissette partnership as she makes Rafael Nadal confession<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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!text-content\">\n                                Iga Swiatek with Rafael Nadal in the inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Iga Swiatek has admitted that her decision to part ways with Wim Fissette was made long before the news was made public, as she also hinted that she spoke to Rafael Nadal about her next coach, but is determined not to give too much away.<\/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\">The six-time Grand Slam winner split from Fissette<\/a> following her shock second-round defeat to fellow Pole Magda Linette at the Miami Open just over a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek\u2019s early exit from the WTA 1000 tournament in Florida came on the back of quarter-final losses against Elina Svitolina at the Indian Wells Open and Maria Sakkari at the Qatar Open.<\/p>\n<p>And it was that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-breaks-silence-message-indian-wells-exit\">defeat to Sakkari<\/a> that set the wheels in motion for her decision to end her working relationship with Fissette, who joined her setup in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In an extensive interview with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.pl\/tenis\/7,64987,32699590,dlaczego-ludzie-mowia-mi-co-powinnam-robic-ze-swoim-zyciem.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sport.pl<\/a>, Swiatek was asked about ending the relationship with the Belgian and replied: \u201cThis is between us. I don\u2019t want to go into details. It\u2019s definitely not something someone like me decides to do after one failure. I wouldn\u2019t make such a decision lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you can see me as an emotional person, but I really don\u2019t make decisions impulsively. I\u2019m quite rational. I like to give myself time to make decisions. Besides, I don\u2019t make many changes within the team. I think that\u2019s a very good approach. I like to give the team the opportunity to \u2018reset\u2019 and start working a little differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, in this case, I felt it was simply time for a change. Yes, it wasn\u2019t a decision made in Miami \u2014 it was a longer process during which I carefully considered everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the tournament in Doha, I realised I wasn\u2019t feeling as good on court as I had before. Of course, different tournaments can have different reasons for a poor performance\u2014sometimes I just know I wasn\u2019t focused that day, sometimes my forehand was failing, sometimes something else. It happens. But I felt like I wasn\u2019t playing as well, and that\u2019s why I started losing confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter my loss to Maria Sakkari, we sat down and had a long talk. We discussed what to change and how to approach the following week so I could get back to my solid game. And indeed, we made some progress before Indian Wells. But when I considered the whole picture, I decided I needed a change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I learned a lot about myself during this process. There were different moments, different approaches and retreats \u2013 this stage lasted several weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Iga Swiatek News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/fed-cup\/iga-swiatek-latest-schedule-decision-described-as-very-smart-by-serena-williams-former-coach\">Iga Swiatek latest schedule decision described as \u2018very smart\u2019 by Serena Williams\u2019 former coach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-wozniacki-former-coach-not-a-fan-wim-fissette-opinion-poles-next-coach\"><strong>Iga Swiatek: Wozniacki\u2019s former coach \u2018not a fan\u2019 of Fissette as he shares opinion about Pole\u2019s next coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the focus is now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiateks-next-coach-emma-raducanu-carlos-alcarazs-ex-mentors-named-insiders\">her next coach<\/a> and the upcoming clay-court season.<\/p>\n<p>Several names have been mentioned, including tennis great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiateks-next-coach-emma-raducanu-carlos-alcarazs-ex-mentors-named-insiders\">Nadal\u2019s former coach Francisco Roig<\/a> and Poland\u2019s Billie Jean King Cup captain Dawid Celt.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek will next be in action at the Stuttgart Open and she will prepare for the tournament by training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, leading to speculation that Nadal has played a big role in the search for her next coach.<\/p>\n<p>When the former world No 1 was asked \u201cIs it true that Rafael Nadal helped you find a coach? And is it true that he\u2019ll be at your box in Stuttgart and at other clay tournaments?\u201d she said: \u201cOf course \u2013 Rafa is my idol and actually the only person I watched playing tennis as a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was also kind enough to speak to me a few times whilst he was still playing and give me some advice. He\u2019s someone I can turn to if I need help or have a problem to solve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelp from someone so experienced \u2013 in fact, the best, the GOAT \u2013 is obviously a wonderful opportunity and I\u2019ll take advantage of it whenever I can. Rafa is very open. He\u2019s a great guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe very fact that I have his number and can get in touch with him is a great honour for me. But to be honest, whether he helped me [in choosing a coach \u2013 rl] or not, I\u2019d like to keep that between us, because he\u2019s part of this story. I wouldn\u2019t want to put him in an awkward position.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iga Swiatek reveals when she decided to end Wim Fissette partnership as she makes Rafael Nadal confession Shahida Jacobs 01 Apr 2026 2:01 PM Iga Swiatek with Rafael Nadal in the inset Iga Swiatek has admitted that her decision to part ways with Wim Fissette was made long before the news was made public, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1859279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1859279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1859279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1859279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1859279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}