"Whatever happens Iga is already a legend": Aryna Sabalenka we're coming as Wim Fissette states Swiatek World Number One ambition

Iga Swiatek ends her season this week playing Billie Jean King Cup play-offs with Poland. Her coach Wim Fissette sat down with Sport.pl to discuss her season and shared her future goals and pre season.

Fissette said that whatever happens now in the career of the former World No.1 that she will be a legend but that she is chasing even more now with her eyes firmly set on usurping Aryna Sabalenka as World No.1.

He said that they have already formulated a schedule in order to get the best out of the coming weeks after a break. She is due to play in exhibitions just after Christmas too including in Shenzhen.

"Whatever happens, Iga (Swiatek) is already a legend. The priorities haven't changed; she wants to be the best in the world, that's the goal of the entire team. We want to win a Grand Slam tournament, or even several. We also aspire to win more victories in the WTA 1000 tournaments," said Fissette to Sport.pl.

"Our intention is to get as close as possible to the world number one spot, and we know perfectly well what we need to do to achieve that. Iga is still very young; she needs to progress step by step and incorporate new elements into her game.

"We will achieve this by balancing her schedule a bit more, giving her a few extra weeks of training. I think we clearly know which direction we need to go during the preseason: we will focus on the serve and the return.

"I am happy to see that Iga is serving faster and faster, with more variety in her serves and their directions, even adding slice serves to her repertoire at times. This makes her less predictable, even in neutral situations after the second serve.

"At the moment, most players in the top 10 serve with more power and effectiveness, which is why I emphasize the importance of the first two shots."

Fissette also looked back at Swiatek's season summing it up as being mixed and giving the fine tuned details as to how it shaped out in regards to her game.

Swiatek didn't win a single title in the first half of the season but suddenly out of nowhere sealed a sixth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and probably the least expected of them all. But the World No.2 in particular was incredible against Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon and Fissette mooted on her elimination in the group stage also at the WTA Finals.

"The match against Anisimova at the WTA Finals was very tight, and it was decided by a few points. I think the level was very high for most of the match, both players served very well and the pace of the game never dropped," he continued.

"The conditions in Riyadh are fast, the balls move very quickly, so the first two shots are always crucial. This was the case from the start, difficult for Iga (Swiatek) and rather favorable for the others, especially for players like Rybakina, Sabalenka, and Anisimova.

"Mid-season, we decided to reverse the positions, both for the first and second serve. Some weeks it worked very well, while other times we struggled more to find the right placement.

"I see this as a transition period, we are experimenting, we are trying to fine-tune everything and seek perfection. We are looking to add a bit more variety, to see her at the net more often.

"It won't be a radical change, but rather a gradual one, even though we will continue to work a lot on groundstrokes so that Iga remains as dominant in the rallies.

"The 2025 season will forever be special. You can win ten titles in a year, but the victory at Wimbledon and the way it was achieved will be remembered for years.

"No one will ever be able to take that away from her, it was Iga's most spectacular performance."