By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Karolina Pliskova and Sascha Bajin ended their 18-month partnership in July of 2022, and the Czech went on to complete the 2022 season ranked at No. 31 – her lowest year-ending rating since 2013, and ending a stretch of six consecutive Top-10 finishes.
The pair have elected to affix forces once more, and introduced the news that they’ll be spending 2023 collectively on .
Thank you for having me again ???????? Let’s go get it…. ???????????????? https://t.co/OXPSDs3OtT
— sascha Bajin (@HugeSascha) December 6, 2022
Bajin, the previous hitting companion of Serena Williams and coach of Naomi Osaka, was the WTA’s Coach of the Year in 2019. He has additionally labored with Kristina Mladenovic and Dayana Yastremska.
Pliskova, a former World No.1 and 16-time WTA titlist, continues to be trying to find her first main title. She has reached main finals on the 2016 US Open (loss to Kerber, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4) and at Wimbledon in 2021 (with Bajin as her coach, loss to Barty 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3).
The 30-year-old began the 2022 season three months late because of an injured arm. She went 21-21 total, and didn’t attain a single remaining.