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Is this the 3rd player he's coached this year?

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:09 pm Is this the 3rd player he's coached this year?

Fisette has worked with Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Petra Kvitova, and Angie Kerber.

That's 17 slams. How many under his watch?

I thought I remembered there was some drama surrounding him. These coaches have all the ingredients for a reality show.

In the summer of 2023, Tennis World reported that he was the coach of Qinwen Zheng.[12] In September 2023, according to Zheng, Fissette "broke the[ir] contract" and rejoined Osaka's team.[13]

On 14 September 2024, Naomi Osaka announced that she had parted ways with Fissette.[14] On 17 October 17 2024, Iga Świątek announced that Fissette would be her new coach.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Fissette

Fissette is a serial monogamous coach.

Rybakina has hired Goran Ivanisevic as coach...wonder if he can help her construct points better..he never did!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:09 pm Rybakina has hired Goran Ivanisevic as coach...wonder if he can help her construct points better..he never did!

I remember Cilic saying that Goran helped him have fun on the court again and focus on the right things. Djokovic has expressed somewhat similar sentiments, if I'm not mistaken. If only for a short(er) while, I'm inclined to think that that could benefit Elena at this point in time. I'm not saying she's as complete as she possibly could be, but isn't coaching a lot about the mental, social side of things as well?

Well, hope so. For sure, she doesn't need anyone to teach her to serve bombs!

A change of coach also coming up for Tallon Griekspoor after Kristof Vliegen quit himself. That wasn't down to conflict (or the blonde hair), though... A somewhat emotional Vliegen stated that during this second spell as his coach, they'd effectively grown too close over the total of ten years together and he believes Griekspoor needs a new impulse.

I'm inclined to believe Vliegen that this really is the case and that he's absolutely right about the need for change. Griekspoor has lost to top ranked players too often and too many times from a potentially winning position.

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Murray to coach Djokovic at the AO !!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 4:56 pm https://www.skysports.com/share/13259176
Murray to coach Djokovic at the AO !!

This would be fun to watch ) Djokovic hardly needs any technical or tactical advise. But Murray may help with motivation and overall atmosphere.

The sole motivation that Novak can have left, in terms of achievements, is getting #25 to move ahead of Court.
Other than that, it can only be love for the game.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 4:56 pm https://www.skysports.com/share/13259176
Murray to coach Djokovic at the AO !!

The only thing Murray can teach Djokovic now is how to retire gracefully, with humor! Maybe he will retire at the AO!

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:28 pm The sole motivation that Novak can have left, in terms of achievements, is getting #25 to move ahead of Court.
Other than that, it can only be love for the game.

Agree, but I doubt any male player thnks of Court as a benchmark...

If Djokovic was interested in records, he would go after the only one he doesnt have- number of tournaments won ..over the past few years, he could have, perhaps, got there by playing every smaller tournament. Which he hasn't. I suspect he is not a records-chaser..