Simona Halep of Romania, ranked No. 2 in the world and seeded No. 2 at the BNP Paribas Open, didn’t want to compete without having a coach at her side this season. But after going solo for a while, she’s discovering it has its advantages.
Simona Halep hits a backhand during warm up on practice courts during day three of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday in Indian Wells.
Halep won her only Grand Slam title, the 2018 French Open, with Darren Cahill coaching her. When Cahill decided to relinquish his role late last year in order to spend more time with his family, she turned to Thierry van Cleemput. That didn’t work out, and they recently parted ways.That sequence of events led Halep to “cheat” before a recent match in Dubai. She’d had trouble sleeping and felt tired when her alarm sounded at 8 a.m., so she slept in for two hours.
Halep, who will begin play here on Friday against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, said she’s not in discussions with coaching candidates but hiring someone could be a matter of time. “I miss the voice next to me. I miss the advice,” she said. “I miss also the fact that someone is always behind you or to give you advice. But the rest I think it’s pretty similar. I am a professional and I am trying to do the things even if the coach is not there.
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