'I had a conversation with Serena' - Patrick Mouratoglou to work with Simona Halep as her full-time coach

Former world number one Simona Halep is now working with Patrick Mouratoglou as her full-time coach. It is the first time Mouratoglou will be working exclusively as a coach for a player on tour since working with Serena Williams for 10 years. Ad/> The Romanian began collaborating at the Mouratoglou Academy, located between Nice and Cannes in France, this week.

TennisClay power rankings: Who can topple Swiatek, Djokovic?5 HOURS AGO The pair will officially begin working together on the tour in Madrid next month ahead of the WTA 1000 tournament which gets underway on April 28 as preparations ramp up for the French Open in late May. «You know me as Serena Williams’ coach. Today I start a new chapter in my coaching career: I am Simona Halep’s full-time coach,» Mouratoglou wrote in a newsletter sent to his subscribers at midday on Thursday.

He wrote on Twitter: «Today, I am starting a new chapter in my coaching career: I am now the full-time coach of Simona Halep. »In the last eight months I realised how much I missed coaching. It is the passion of my life, and I still feel like I have so much to give.

«Simona came to the Mouratoglou Academy before Indian Wells for a training block. I swung by at a few of her practices, watched her train. »At the end of the week, she asked me if I was available to coach her.

I have the highest respect for her but it was out of the question at the time. «A few weeks later, I had a conversation with Serena and the door opened for me, at least short term, to work with someone else. I will keep you updated on what’s coming soon.» /> After her 2021 season was blighted by injury, Halep has played 22 matches this season and won the Melbourne Summer Set 1 title, as well as reaching both the