{"id":2230576,"date":"2026-10-31T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2230576"},"modified":"2026-10-31T15:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:00:57","slug":"jannik-sinners-very-smart-coaching-decision-praised-by-tennis-great-kim-clijsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2230576","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner&#8217;s &#8216;very smart&#8217; coaching decision praised by tennis great Kim Clijsters"},"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\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s \u2018very smart\u2019 coaching decision praised by tennis great Kim Clijsters<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oli-dickson-jefford\">Oli Dickson Jefford<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"31 Oct 2026 3:00 PM\" data-ps-date=\"31 Oct 2026 3:00 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1793458857\"><br \/>\n                            31 Oct 2026 3:00 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n<div class=\"gps-btn gps-btn-sm\">\n<div class=\"hidden dark:block\" data-theme=\"dark\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dark:hidden\" data-theme=\"light\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <a 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!text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner off court                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> has made a \u201cvery smart\u201d decision by hiring Magnus Norman as his new coach.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported by <em>The Times<\/em> earlier this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-appoints-new-coach-atp-stars-wins-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-roger-federer\">that five-time Grand Slam singles champion Sinner will start working with Norman ahead of his 2027 campaign<\/a>, following the departure of long-time coach and mentor Darren Cahill.<\/p>\n<p>A former world No 2 and the 2000 French Open runner-up as a player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/magnus-norman\">Norman<\/a> is set to work alongside Simone Vagnozzi as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner\u2019s<\/a> team.<\/p>\n<p>Having officially retired from tennis in 2004, Norman initially coached Swedish compatriots Thomas Johansson and Robin Soderling, though he is best known for his long-time partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Stan Wawrinka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede helped guided Wawrinka to a career-high ranking of world No 3 and helped the Swiss win three Grand Slam singles titles, with the 41-year-old triumphant at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, and 2016 US Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/what-stan-wawrinka-said-retirement-farewell-swiss-indoors-basel\">With Wawrinka officially retiring from tennis earlier this week<\/a>, Norman\u2019s services have now been requested by Sinner, with the Italian already a world No 1 and a multiple-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<h3>ATP Tour News<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-simple-solution-issue-carlos-alcaraz-atp-tour\">Alexander Zverev has \u2018simple solution\u2019 to solve the issue Carlos Alcaraz has with the ATP Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-qualify-paris-masters-tough-draw\">Who Novak Djokovic needs to beat to qualify for the ATP Finals as he\u2019s given very tough Paris Masters draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/kim-clijsters\">Clijsters<\/a>, herself a former world No 1 and four-time Grand Slam singles champion, believes that Sinner has made a wise choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMagnus Norman, I was very young when I came on tour and I was around him a little bit from a distance,\u201d said Clijsters, speaking on the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LoveAllpodcast\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Love All Podcast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He\u2019s] Very down to earth, kind, but very focused, disciplined, just humble, hardworking, just the type of person you want to have on your team, like he\u2019s all in for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis tennis brain is great. It\u2019s not like I followed his tennis results on a weekly basis, but just to be around him and see how he would speak in press conferences, the way that he would work with Stan Wawrinka, he built a tennis academy called \u2018Good to Great\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike he\u2019s doing a lot in the tennis world. I used to have conversations with him about his triathlons that he was doing and him still training as a professional athlete even though he was coaching a professional athlete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for some reason this feels very, very good this partnership and it was going to be very, very hard to fill Darren Cahill\u2019s shoes, but I think this was a very, very good and a very smart pick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Norman\u2019s upcoming partnership with Sinner will debut at the start of the 2027 ATP Tour season, with the Italian not defending either of his Paris Masters or ATP Finals titles this November due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian won five Masters 1000 titles at the start of the 2026 season and then successfully defended his title at Wimbledon in July, claiming his fifth major.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sinner has been sidelined since his victory at the All England Club due to a knee injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/alexander-zverevs-first-words-confirmed-new-world-no-1-atp-rankings\">and as a result will lose his world No 1 ranking to Alexander Zverev on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old is likely to return to action at the Australian Open, having traditionally not competed at warm-up events before the opening major tournament of the season in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is a two-time champion in Melbourne, lifting the title in 2024 and 2025, and was a semi-finalist at the event in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner\u2019s \u2018very smart\u2019 coaching decision praised by tennis great Kim Clijsters Oli Dickson Jefford 31 Oct 2026 3:00 PM Jannik Sinner off court Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters believes that Jannik Sinner has made a \u201cvery smart\u201d decision by hiring Magnus Norman as his new coach. 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