Rafael Nadal was extremely hands-on with Iga Swiatek while she was training at his academy in Mallorca.
Swiatek relieved Wim Fissette of his dutiesfollowing her shock defeat to Magda Linette in the second round of the Miami Open.
The Pole went to work at the Rafael NadalAcademy shortly after and the King of Clay surprisingly took her through her paces, alongside new coach Francisco Roig.
Toni Nadal, who coached his nephew for much of his career, has now confirmed if he the King of Clay will become a full-time coach.
Toni Nadal discusses Rafael Nadal’s chances of becoming a coach
In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Nadal cast doubt on his nephew ever becoming a full-time coach.
He said: “No [he will not coach], because his life is set up for other things. It’s very difficult. A coach has to dedicate himself 100%. My nephew has quite a few responsibilities for his own affairs.
He lived more than twenty years on the courts; now he has many other things that require a lot of time, apart from the fact that he is very happy with the family, with his children.”
Nadal believes the landscape for coaching has changed dramatically too, which could put his nephew off joining up with a player on the ATP or WTA Tour.