Change of coach in sports are not unusual. Prior to a major sporting event like the WTA final of the tennis professionals the Trainer “free”, is unusual. If the man is successful.
Angelique Kerber prior to the separation from her coach Wim Fissette
Normally, the Trainer in professional sports is almost as important as the Pope. He meets the last of the decisions, the players or to the side, is one of the master makers, and when it is to celebrate Championships. Not so in professional tennis.
The professional is the Boss
Especially in the case of the women, the relationship between player and Coach of a special nature. Here, the professional is on the square in the Head, and with almost no restrictions. The trainers are the employees. Who has not seen, as the determined lack of it was left in awareness of suffering – Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou Serena Williams on the practice field, gets an idea. Anyone who is of the two of the millions of heavier top earners, it is not necessary to explain.
Which brings us to Angelique Kerber, the German, the Serena in this year, on their way into Wimbledon on the pitch. Kerber won the most important tennis tournament in London, and they won much of anything back to self-awareness and wit, so that you are in spotless Singapore is at the end of the season and before the finals of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranked 3 in the world rankings.
Many observers in the Tennis Circuit to say that it is Wim Fissette has a large share. The analytical Belgians, already a number of Top has helped, accompanied the 30-Year-old German from your veritable form of deep. Then this week, just before the departure for the great final week in Asia, Kerbers Management with unusually cool words, the separation is announced, like a drumbeat. Kerber said first, not a word, but left, instead, with the flight attendants to scan.
Since then, the scene is full of speculation. The Version that finds a lot of followers, reads: Kerber and Fissette were not grown on the terms of a contract extension for the 2019 agreement. Fissette is not only regarded as one of the best coaches on the Tour, but also as one of the falling spheres, his judgment unaffected by external influence. The father of Sabine Lisicki – Fissette also led them to the final of Wimbledon, before her career, even due to injury, suffered a buckling could tell you about a lot of things. Fissette is cooperating in the analysis of fast Sports with the software company SAP as an “Ambassador” of the brand. Who will evaluate the statistics correctly, can have an advantage even before the first ball is over. So was delighted to Fissette, in July, with the Wimbledon victory.
And today? No matter. In the Statement, issued by Kerbers Management, said: “Wim Fissette is made with immediate effect from his duties as coach of Angelique Kerber. In spite of the successful cooperation since the beginning of the season, this was due to different views regarding the future direction.”
Drought words of thanks
It is relatively drought-words of thanks in a scene that maintains a high level of appreciation, sympathy or even a mutual admiration followed. No one would not say about Serena Williams that was a great Champion, even if you would have wished you actually prefer a defeat to the neck. And just Angelique Kerber is considered to be someone of continuity and a certain degree of harmony in their environment estimates. To Fissettes predecessor Torben Beltz that she held, even as the knew visibly or not.
The same company car as Groeneveld
So now: Angelique Kerber without a Coach in Singapore. With her longtime Manager, Alyosha throne and your Hitting Partner Andre Wiesler.
In the end it probably won’t be more agree: Fissette (left) and Kerbers Manager Alyosha throne
The question of whom the German for the coming season, get to your page, is almost more exciting than the season finale itself, which has for the most part at the end of the year and force the game more in the nature of the “Golden cauliflower bowl” (which, however, would admit to no one). It will be a surprise candidate who would probably chop his favourite racket for a Job in the “Team Angie”? Returns Beltz, the last of the Croatian Donna Vekic is coached? Or Manager Thorn speaks, perhaps, with the low countries, and Top coach Sven Groeneveld, the longtime Coach of Maria Sharapova? The state, as well as Angie Kerber, car as a Coach on the women’s tour, by the way, also on the payroll of the Stuttgart-based sports manufacturer. On the company car you would have agreed as quickly.
Osaka’s victory would be a gift to the Asian Fans
And the tournament in Singapore? Serena Williams is not because you gained after giving birth to her daughter little. The world-ranked Simona Halep is not in it, because the back hurts. It will remain as a favorite inside in addition to Kerber, the U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka (Japan), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic), defending champion Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) and Sloane Stephens (USA). Most recently, the Ukrainian Jelena Switolina and Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic, as well as Nachrückerin for the injured Halep, the Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, as the eighth Participant qualified. For the tennis enthusiasts Asian audience – a reason why the WTA, this final once after Singapore, has been awarded – would be a renewed success of the refreshing Naomi Osaka a nice gift.