No. 1 Iga Swiatek hires veteran coach Wim Fissette

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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek confirmed the hiring of Wim Fissette as her new tennis coach on Thursday.

Swiatek parted ways with long-term coach Tomasz Wiktorowski two weeks ago.

Fissette coached former top-ranked players Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber to a combined six Grand Slam titles and also has worked with Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka.

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