Coach Wim Fissette Draws Parallels Between Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner After Italian’s ‘Predictable’ Admission

Top players constantly improve their game to stay ahead in competition, and Jannik Sinner is no different. Even though players find it difficult to beat him even once, his arch-rival Carlos Alcaraz has done it multiple times.

Alcaraz, in fact, defeated the World No.2 seven times in their eight encounters. The latest defeat came at the US Open, after which, Sinner said his game has become too “predictable“; that he wants to add variety to his shots and is ready to lose matches by implementing those changes.

Iga Swiatek‘s coach, Wim Fissette, agrees with Sinner. During an interview with Polish media Sport, the Belgian coach said that even he and his protegee are constantly working so that her game doesn’t become predictable.

As a tennis player, you can’t become predictable. You have to evolve, otherwise your opponents will get used to your game and know what to expect. After his last match against Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner admitted: ‘Yes, I was too predictable. I have to enrich my game.’ And that’s the whole point, especially at the highest level. Everyone is looking for ways to improve. So are we. If you want to stay at the top, you have to add something to your tennis every year.

Both Alcaraz and Sinner will be in action next week for their respective ATP 500 tournaments. Alcaraz chose not to defend the China Open (beat Sinner last year) and instead, he will be playing the Japan Open, scheduled to start on September 24. The China Open will also start on the same day, and Sinner will be playing there.

But before that, Alcaraz will play a team event- the Laver Cup, which starts on September 19. Sinner once again will skip the tournament. They will be in the same draw at the Shanghai Masters, which the Italian clinched last year by defeating Novak Djokovic.

Iga Swiatek reflects on her match against Amanda Anisimova at the US Open

Iga Swiatek was struggling to win titles earlier this season and reached her first final not before June- at the Bad Homburg Open (her first grass-court final), she lost in straight sets to Jessica Pegula. Then at Wimbledon, Swiatek shocked the tennis world by double-bageling Amanda Anisimova in the final.