Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova
has decided to split with her tennis coach Sven Groeneveld following
her shock first round exit from the WTA Indian Wells tournament. After
four years of working together, the decision to go their separate ways
was a mutual one, Sharapova said on Friday March 09,2018
"After
four successful and challenging years of collaboration together, I
would like to thank Sven for his incredible loyalty, work ethic and most
importantly the friendship that we have formed that will go beyond this
working partnership," Maria Sharapova said in a news release
Maria Sharapova,the former world number one, and twice a winner in the California desert, suffered a stunning defeat on Wednesday to Japanese No. 1 Naomi Osaka, losing in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
For Sharapova the loss to the 20-year-old Osaka was another painful reminder that it's back to the drawing board for the Russian as she makes her way back from a 15-month drugs ban.
Maria Sharapova,the former world number one, and twice a winner in the California desert, suffered a stunning defeat on Wednesday to Japanese No. 1 Naomi Osaka, losing in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
For Sharapova the loss to the 20-year-old Osaka was another painful reminder that it's back to the drawing board for the Russian as she makes her way back from a 15-month drugs ban.
It was her second first round loss in a row after she withdrew from the Dubai tournament with a forearm injury.
In
her only Grand Slam appearance this year, Sharapova reached the third
round of the Australian Open before losing to Angelique Kerber
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