Serena drops Wimbledon hint as coach teams up with Halep
Serena Williams hinted Thursday she could return to action at Wimbledon after her long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou announced he would work with Simona Halep on a "full-time" basis.
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Serena mentor Mouratoglou to coach Halep
Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of American tennis star Serena Williams, will work with former world number one Simona Halep on a "full-time" basis, he said on Thursday.
Reaction to world number one Ash Barty's retirement
Following is reaction to Australia's world number one Ash Barty's retirement from professional tennis at the age of 25.
Ashleigh Barty retirement reaction: Andy Murray ‘gutted’, Simona Halep jokes about Aussie’s next adventure
Ashleigh Barty stunned the sporting world on Wednesday when she announced her retirement from professional tennis, barely two months after winning the Australian Open.
‘It’s like breaking up’: how tennis stars tread tricky tightrope with coaches
At the beginning of a bright new season in January, during a post-match press conference in Melbourne, Simona Halep was charged with assessing all the essential coaching decisions she made over the years on the way to becoming a champion. “I was lucky because I found the right people almost all the time,” she said, shrugging. “It was not that difficult, let’s say. I just went with my feeling, with what I felt, so what I felt, I did. I think I took the best decisions for my career.”
Amanda Anisimova abruptly retires against Leylah Fernandez at Indian Wells minutes after squandering four match points
Amanda Anisimova retired in the middle of her Indian Wells second round match against Leylah Fernandez after failing to convert four match points. The 20-year-old, who beat wildcard Emma Navarro in straight sets to reach the second round, took the opening set 6-2 and was 40-0 and 5-4 up in the second before the US Open finalist came back to take the tie-break 7-0. Ad/> With the match about to head to a third set decider, Anisimova walked up to the umpire to say she was retiring.
Simona Halep embracing coach-less life ahead of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
A coach-less Simona Halep is embracing her new sense of “freedom” as she gets ready for the upcoming Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships without a mentor in her corner.
Eighteen-time Grand Slam winner praises Simona Halep’s decision to compete without a coach
Chris Evert has praised Simona Halep’s decision to split with her coaches and not hire a replacement.