After working with Renzo Furlan for ten years, Paolini split with her old coach in March. The world number 8 then brought in Marc Lopez, Rafael Nadal’s ex-coach, as a replacement, but they only worked until July.
Meanwhile, Pizzorno teamed up with world number 17 Liudmila Samsonova for four years before the two called time on their partnership at the end of 2025.
Paolini took the opportunity to hire the Italian coach, who seems to have a clear strategy on what the 29-year-old needs to improve in her game.
Pizzorno: We concentrated on Paolini’s serve, return and rhythm variations
“During these working weeks we have focused on her serve, return and rhythm variations, a tool that could be very useful against players with very heavy balls such as Sabalenka and Anisimova. It will be crucial to keep her always focused on motivation and improvement,” said the Italian coach. Outdoor tennis.
Paolini played against Sabalenka eight times and recorded two victories. However, it should be noted that the Italian has two victories at the 2017 ITF Ilkley and the 2022 Indian Wells. Since then, the Belarusian world number 1 has won their last five meetings.
Against Anisimova, the 2024 Wimbledon finalist has an 0-2 record after losing to the American world number 4 in the 2021 Parma and 2025 Beijing matches.
When putting together a team for the 2026 season, Paolini did a very interesting feat and also hired her doubles partner Sara Errani.
“Sara takes care of the strategy, I concentrate on the technique. We are in perfect synergy and will all try to do our best for the sake of the player,” coach Pizzorno clarified.
It remains to be seen whether Pizzorno and Errani can guide Paolini to a first Grand Slam victory in 2026.
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