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Aryna Sabalenka makes position clear after Iga Swiatek chooses World No.1 as her potential future coach

Aryna Sabalenka made her position clear on becoming a tennis coach. This came after Iga Swiatek recently named the Belarusian her choice for a WTA player being her coach.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray teamed up last year after being on-court rivals for a decade, creating a lot of noise in the tennis world. In light of that, journalists have been asking WTA players who they would choose from the Tour to coach them.

This line of questioning at the Dubai Tennis Championships has given a unique insight into the players’ thinking. Some wanted their closest rivals, some wanted those with better tactical awareness, and some wanted those against whom they had a poor record.

When asked, World No. 2 Iga Swiatek initially named Andrea Petkovic as her choice to be a coach. The Pole then named Sabalenka, claiming that the Belarusian might retire first as she was older. The Pole acknowledged that her on-court rival being her coach would be funny.

“Petkovic is not playing anymore but I heard she has a really great eye and I always liked her, so I think we would get along. I don’t know, maybe Aryna. She’s older than me and maybe she’s going to finish earlier (than me) and that would be funny,” said Swiatek.