Simona Halep was left without coaches after she interrupted the collaboration with Daniel Dobre and Adrian Marcu, and at the tournaments in Dubai and Doha (the next ones in the competitive calendar of the sportswoman) she will be accompanied by a foreign collaborator.
According to Treizecizero.ro, Simona chose to be accompanied at the respective competitions by a French collaborator (sparring partner).
He works at the famous tennis academy of Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of Serena Williams.
“Before Darren, too, it was hard to find a suitable coach. And so it always is. It’s very difficult to find a coach who fits you, as a person, it’s very sensitive. It always seemed hard to me. Okay, I’m a picky eater, too, with me and the team. I always have the impression that we need better, better, better. In such a partnership, you have to accept the less good things, like in a marriage. It’s complicated. You need to find a balance. And Darren and I found him, that’s why the relationship lasted so long, because he understood me so well. He was also a psychologist, not just a coach. He also taught me things other than tennis. That way I could become more open, more relaxed. Don’t be upset that I have to do everything for tennis. And I did. That’s the idea I have: I’m a professional and I like to work 100%, not half-heartedly,” Simona Halep told the quoted source.
The tournament in Dubai takes place during February 14-19 and the one in Doha during February 20-26.