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Angelique Kerber was already at the top. Number 1 in the world ranking, winner of three Grand Slam tournaments.
But now, she's accomplished something as well: she's struggled to break out of a prolonged recess – and now this re-emergence with a win at Wimbledon crowned the most prestigious of all tournaments.
After a miserable year in 2017 (only 21st in the world rankings, only 29 winning matches), Kerber has successfully reinvented himself with a new coach and a new attitude. [19659002] SPORT1 explains how.
– Step 1: Wim Fissette as New Coach
In November 2017, Kerber separated from one another Heavy heart his former coach (and good friend) Torben Beltz and teamed up with Wim Fissette instead: 38-year-old former 1291 number in the men's world rankings.
The coach was much more successful for the Belgian, helped Kim Clijsters and Simona Halep to reach new heights, led Sabine Lisicki to the Wimbledon final in 2013.
Fissette is considered a coach critical and demanding. like the one whose work pays off. Both were confirmed in the case of Kerber.
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– Step 2: slide to the beginning
When Fissette began his work, he first underwent Kerber a punchy fitness program. "During the first two weeks, we played tennis for only an hour a day," he told Tennis Magazine .
His first goal was to open Kerber to his approach: a new speech, a different way of coaching, a different tactic. "
For Kerber, who is considered extremely hard-working and willing, but also a dog of the habit, no small change.
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