The coaching changes on both the ATP and WTA Tours continue midway through the 2025 season.
Andrey Rublev has hired Marat Safin to be his new permanent coach, while sister Dinara Safina has began mentoring Diana Shnaider.
These are not the only switchups that have been taken place, with Stefanos Tsitsipas rumored to partner Goran Ivanisevic following his split from Elena Rybakina earlier this year.
While on the WTA Tour, Jasmine Paolini split from her long-term coach and now appears to be working with Marc Lopez.
Many of these new coaching relationships are happening for the first time, while one player has gone back to her roots.
Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMaria Sakkari set to reunite with Tom Hill after parting ways last year
After parting ways 14 months ago, it has been reported by Greek outlet Sdna that Maria Sakkari is set to rehire Tom Hill.
Sakkari and Hill worked together for six years until February 2024, when they amicably announced that they would be moving on from their partnership.
The Greek has since been coached by David Witt, Sergi Bruguera and Raymond Slaughter, while Hill went to coach American player Peyton Stearns.
However, Sakkari was unable to find the form that enabled her to reach two Grand Slam semi-finals and spend two and a half year’s inside the top 10 of the WTA rankings.
Sakkari has also struggled with injuries, and had to cut her 2024 season short due to a shoulder issue.
The 29-year-old has not been able to find form in 2025 either, having won only seven of her 13 matches and Sakkari has now fallen to world number 82, her lowest ranking in eight years.
After Hill announced he would be leaving Stearns after a year with the American, he is now set to re-join Sakkari for the Madrid Open.
What has Peyton Stearns said about her split with Tom Hill?
Hill helped Stearns win her first WTA title at their first tournament together in Rabat, and the American also climbed to a career-high ranking during their time together.
Despite this, the Brit announced that he would be splitting from Stearns in an Instagram post just over a week ago, that suggested that the decision came from his end.
“After a great 12 months together, I’ve made the decision to end my coaching partnership with Peyton,” wrote Hill. “I’m incredibly proud of everything we achieved together: her first WTA title, career-high rankings in both singles and doubles, and her first top 10 win.
“I’m very grateful to have been a part of her journey and to have seen her grow both on and off the court. Thank you, Peyton, for the hard work, trust, and all the memories.
“You’re not just an amazing player, but a truly wonderful person whom I’m lucky to call a friend. Wishing you nothing but the best moving forward. A great future awaits you!”
While Stearns has not publicly commented on Hill himself, she did also imply that this separation was not her choice.
In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Stearns wrote, “Looking for a new coach… DMs are open,” with a Gif of a character looking side-to-side.
Both players are next scheduled to compete in Madrid, with the potential of Sakkari playing Stearns in the first round.
This would not be a first meeting between the pair, as Stearns actually beat Sakkari earlier this year under Hill’s guidance at the Adelaide International.