'She’s in good hands' - Mats Wilander feels Patrick Mouratoglou can help Simona Halep return to the top

Simona Halep will benefit from working from Serena Williams’ long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. It was announced earlier this year that two-time major winner Halep had enlisted the help of Mouratoglou.

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“She’s trying to be a little bit more aggressive and that is the natural evolution of most tennis players, especially when you have won a couple of Grand Slams and the monkey is off your back and now you’re going back to the process of developing your game. “I see changes there and I think with the help of Patrick Mouratoglou — there will be a lot of confidence that Simona Halep will have with him because he worked with Serena for so long.

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