​Darren Cahill on Friday published in his personal Instagram account a photo from a Bucharest restaurant where the former coach of Simona Halep is staying in our country.
Darren and Simona worked together for six years, during which Halep became the WTA number 1 and also won two Grand Slam titles (Roland Garros-2018, and at Wimbledon-2019, the Australian gave our athlete valuable advice).
It is not clear why Darren decided to come to Romania, but it is possible that he wanted to speak to Simona in the context of the former WTA leader being suspended after failing a doping test at the 2022 US Open.
By the way, Darren defended Simone in the doping scandal, and the Australian said that “The honesty of Simona Halep is beyond reproach.”
Simona Halep and Darren Cahill have been together for six years in the WTA
Simone and Darren began working together in 2015, initially working together through Adidas’ youth development program.
Halep and Cahill worked in the period 2015-2018, and Simona managed to win the tournament at Roland Garros (2018) and reach the 1st place in the WTA hierarchy.
The first break took place in late 2018 when Darren said he needed more time for his family.
On September 12, 2019, Simona announced the return of the Australian to her team. In the summer of the same year, our athlete won the title at Wimbledon together with Daniel Dobre, and with the help of sports analyst Darren Cahill (ESPN).
The cooperation of the two continued in 2020, in which tennis, however, was insignificant due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, Simona did not participate in the US Open.
2021 was a difficult year for Halep: she suffered an injury in Rome, then missed almost the most important part of the season: Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and on September 22 it became known about the break.
Darren Cahill, one of the most respected trainers on the circuit
Darren Cahill is a very important name in the world of professional tennis.
The Australian managed to make Lleyton Hewitt the youngest first racket of the world in history, and Andre Agassi the oldest.
During his career, he won the following Grand Slam titles with his students: US Open 2001 (with Lleyton Hewitt), Australian Open 2003 (with Andre Agassi), Roland Garros 2018 (with Simona Halep) and Wimbledon 2019 (with Simona Halep , consulted). and participated in the implementation of tactics).
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