Overview
- Mboko has been practicing in Strasbourg with Grand Slam-winning coach Wim Fissette ahead of Roland Garros, according to multiple reports that include images from the grounds.
- A Monday Tennishead report, citing journalist Ben Rothenberg, said the arrangement is a trial rather than a full-time hire.
- Mboko enters Strasbourg as the top seed after withdrawing from Rome with illness, and she has played only one clay match this season, a loss to Caty McNally in Madrid.
- Her first match comes in the second round against Lois Boisson, who beat Wang Xinyu, and Monday, May 18 marks the tournament start that could reveal Fissette in her box.
- Fissette has guided four players to major titles and worked most recently with Iga Swiatek, yet a Roland Garros crown has eluded his coaching career and Swiatek struggled on clay during their stint.