Pliskova Hires Bajin as New Coach
<![CDATA[Karolina Pliskova has begun working with coach Sascha Bajin.]]>
Karolina Pliskova has hired a familiar face as coach.The world No. 6 is now working with coach Sascha Bajin.More: Bianca's Beast Mode BackPliskova shared a photo of her new team—practicing social distancing on court—captioned "Team Pliskova 2021." The image shows Pliskova standing between trainer Azuz Simcich and Bajin.
Bajin, who coached Naomi Osaka to two Grand Slam titles, has also served as hitting partner for Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki. The 36-year-old earned WTA Coach of the Year honors in 2018.Most recently, Bajin coached Dayana Yastremska. The pair parted company last summer.Pliskova split from coach Dani Valverdu earlier this month.The former world No. 1 was coached by Conchita Martinez and Rennae Stubbs in 2019. ESPN analyst Stubbs has said expanding the spins of the Czech's second serve and asserting her aggression at net where some of the areas they aimed to improve in Pliskova's game.Photo credit: Fed Cup Facebook]]>TEAM PLÍŠKOVÁ 2021 pic.twitter.com/x2HAPJjAZY
— Karolina Pliskova (@KaPliskova) November 27, 2020
Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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