Indian Wells 2024: 23-YO American WTA Hires Naomi Osaka’s Ex-Coach in Killer Strategic Move

The Indian Wells is right on the horizon and some of the best names in the world are leaving no stone unturned to make sure that they lay their hands on the title. One amongst them is the American sensation Alycia Parks. Coming into the Indian Wells as one of the contenders to the title glory, she made ensured that everything fell in her favor at the event.

This was marked by a sensational change in the coaching lineup for her. In an interesting turn of events, she was spotted with the former coach of Naomi Osaka. This has now sparked many rumours about the possible linkup between the two.

Alycia Parks spotted with Naomi Osaka’s ex-coach at the Indian Wells

In a recent revelation, Alycia Parks was spotted with the former coach of Naomi Osaka. And he was none other than Sascha Bajin. The German tennis coach, who helped the Japanese star achieve so much in her career was seen giving tips and tricks to the 23-year-old American star.

While these were all rumors at one moment, multiple sources have now confirmed that the German tennis coach is officially working with Alycia Parks. It will now be exciting to see how the partnership turns out at the Indian Wells.

Thus, it has been now confirmed that Alycia Parks has gone through a change in her coaching lineup. While the new partnership could be the one to lookout, it will be interesting to see how it fares out in the Indian Wells. What are your opinions on it?

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While Sascha Bajin might be a great coach, he once came under a lot of controversy from the fans after the partnership between her and Naomi Osaka was broken. The Japanese star revealed the main reason behind that i her autobiography and it was shocking to know.

Osaka once ended her partnership with Bajin after he was spotted dating a rival

The partnership between the two ended when Bain was spotted dating a competitor who was ranked lower in the ratings. Naomi Osaka, who had not talked to her coach about the same finally talked to her coach. She asked him about rumors of him having a special relationship with another player outside of the game. Bajin had previously told Naomi to practice with that player even though they had a much lower ranking.

At first, he said it wasn’t true, but the next day, he admitted it was. Naomi felt hurt because she trusted him, and this affected their coach-player relationship. She further suggested that her trust had been broken. Coming up with a tweet later on, she suggested that she had ended her partnership with Bajin. This situation revealed the challenges and complications that can happen in the world of tennis and the relationships between players and coaches.