Coach Naomi Osaka Wim Fissette and Former Belgian tennis player reveals the role of the tennis player’s father in taking his game to the next level.
The Japanese tennis star successfully overthrew American Jennifer Brady to win the Australian Open title in the 2021 season, so she has now collected four Grand Slam titles.
The 23-year-old owes a huge debt for her development as a tennis player to her Haitian father. His father decided to throw him into the tennis world after watching Serena Williams play.
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In fact, now the Japanese tennis star has beaten 23 Grand Slam titles, Williams in the semifinals of the Australian Open in the 2021 season and is her second consecutive victory over Williams after she also defeated the US tennis star in the 2019 US Open final.
In an interview with Tennis Magazine, Coach Fissette, who has previously worked with other famous players such as Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka, stated that the world number 2’s father gave him confidence and also helped him stabilize his nervousness ahead of important matches.
“He (the father of the 2021 Australian Open champion) is someone who puts a focus on stability in his tennis game,” Fissette said of the 23-year-old father’s role that made him the tennis player he is today.
Fissette added that while the 2019 Australian Open champion made the decision to hire a professional coach, she made sure that she was keeping up with the core philosophy of her father when drafting a game plan for the Japanese national.
“I am very aware of how important he (the player’s father) is. I regularly talk to him about where we should go and we are in the same boat,” said Fissette who was more than happy to get a second opinion.
The Belgian coach stated that the father of Osaka is aware of his daughter’s strengths and weaknesses, and reads her game better than the majority of other people. He added that the father of the world number 2 knows the right approach for his daughter and what he needs at certain crucial moments.
Regarding his trademark for aggressive play, Fissette stated that a player like Osaka should not come off the court thinking about committing “fewer unforced errors” than his opponent.
