Former world number one Simona Halep and her Australian coach Darren Cahill have officially parted ways.
The Romanian, who won Roland Garros in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019, announced the decision on social media.
“After six wonderful years working together, Darren Cahill and I have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship,” she wrote.
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“Thank you D for everything, for making me a better tennis player and a better person.”
Halep reached world number one status in 2017 under Cahill’s guidance, and remained in the WTA top ten throughout their time together, until August of this year when, after a series of injuries and missed tournaments, she dropped to 11th.
Her run inside the top ten was the eighth-longest in the history of women’s tennis, behind Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini, Pam Shriver, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, and Hana Mandlikova.
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“Thank you Simo for allowing me to take an incredible ride on your journey with you,” Cahill responded.
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“I remember this photo above like it was yesterday and it is just one of many amazing memories. A great player but most importantly, a great person and friend. All the best, Simo”
The 55-year-old has coached some of the greatest players to ever pick up a racquet, and helped both Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi reach world number one status in the early 2000s.
The latter was the oldest ever world number when he reached the summit in 2003, before Roger Federer took that record a couple of years ago.
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