"I was waiting for her for training, if she didn't come I would consider myself free" - Mouratoglou on split with Williams

"I was waiting for her for training, if she didn't come I would consider myself free" - Mouratoglou on split with Williams

by Zachary Wimer

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Patrick Mouratoglou had a lot of success with Serena Williams, but now, the French coach is working with Simona Halep and they have big goals together.

23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, would certainly admit that Patrick Mouratoglou contributed to many of her achievements. However, the American didn't play a single match since last year's Wimbledon and in the meantime, her coach started working with Simona Halep. In a recent interview, Mouratoglou highlighted details of what happened, when he said:

"I wanted to be fair to her and not be disappointed at the end of my career," Mouratoglou was quoted as saying by Gazeta Sporturilor. "I went to ask her what she was going to do. It wasn't very clear to her. I asked her if she wanted to go to Roland Garros."

"She told me she didn't know. It was six weeks before the tour. I told her I was waiting for her on Monday for training and if she didn't come I would consider myself free."

"After Serena decided to take a break, I confessed to my loved ones that I feel like I'm done with coaching. I knew that one of my strengths was that I had a lot of enthusiasm for my work. Without this enthusiasm I can't be a good coach. I felt like I had lost it."

"I think Simona is incredibly generous in everything she does. She is a generous woman, in the ordinary sense, but also a generous sportswoman in effort. She is not satisfied with half measures. Courage and resilience also characterize her as a person."

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