The tennis coaching carousel started spinning early this year, and for fans and insiders alike, it's been a whirlwind month. At the end of March, Iga Świątek parted ways with Wim Fissette, the coach who guided her to last year's Wimbledon title. While Fissette helped evolve parts of the six-time Grand Slam champion's game, the progress didn't match their shared ambitions.

Świątek needed a new coach, and she found one in Francisco Roig, a longtime fixture on Rafael Nadal's team. But Roig wasn't a free agent—he had recently split with Emma Raducanu and was working with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the Frenchman known for having the biggest serve in men's tennis. No matter. Roig left Mpetshi Perricard and his agent to find someone else, leading Mpetshi Perricard to team up with big-serving legend Greg Rusedski, seemingly out of thin air.

Meanwhile, Raducanu has opted not to hire a permanent coach, instead holding a brief training camp in Spain with Andrew Richardson—the coach who led her to the 2021 U.S. Open title. Fissette, for his part, is waiting for his next opportunity and may welcome a break after 18 months on the road with Świątek. He might have been a candidate for Amanda Anisimova, who split with Henrik Vleeshouwers around the same time. Instead, Anisimova is on a trial with Sebastian Sachs—former coach of Raducanu and Belinda Bencic—through the French Open.

That's a lot of movement, especially for the clay-court season. Typically, this kind of coaching shuffle happens in October and November, at the end of the tennis calendar. In many other sports, teams have professional systems to manage such transitions. Owners and executives engage search firms, headhunters screen candidates, and coaches present detailed plans for improvement. Contracts often span five years. In tennis, however, the carousel spins faster and with less structure—making every move a story worth following.