Kim Clijsters surprised by Francisco Roig’s move to Iga Swiatek: ‘that’s unbelievable’
Francisco Roig has joined Iga Swiatek’s team as her new coach. But his arrival meant leaving another player behind.
Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Francisco Roig has joined Iga Swiatek’s team as her new coach. But his arrival meant leaving another player behind. Perricard has spoken about the split, saying Roig didn’t tell him directly.
Speaking on a recent episode of ‘Love All’, Kim Clijsters weighed in on how Roig handled the situation. Clijsters supports Mpetshi Perricard over Roig departure Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images “That’s unbelievable,” Clijsters said. “It is [tough for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard] and to me, a little bit surprising, to hear it happened like that.
“I think that everything that’s attached to Rafa [Nadal], you set a very high standard, so it was surprising to hear that there was maybe no… unless maybe he missed something! I don’t know, if there was no conversation, that’s understandably disappointing from his side. “There is a little bit of common sense and respect, even if it is hard news that you have to bring, to kind of just sit down, even if you’re in different parts of the world, but yeah..
It is what it is, the world keeps turning. ” Mpetshi Perricard didn’t dwell on the situation for long. Not long after parting ways with Roig, he brought in Greg Rusedski as his new coach.