After four years

“Setbacks!” Osaka parts ways with her coach

Naomi Osaka has parted ways with her coach.(Bild: AFP/APA/Patrick HAMILTON)

Former world number one Naomi Osaka has parted ways with her Belgian coach Wim Fissette after a total of four years spread over two periods.

The Japanese player announced this on Instagram on Friday. Osaka won the US Open 2020 and the Australian Open 2021 with Fissette.

Since her comeback after the birth of her daughter in January 2024, Osaka has been struggling to reach her old level. At the end of August, she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the US Open, her first victory over a top ten player in the past four years.