Maria Sakkari has made a radical move after losing in the Berlin first round and picking up her third consecutive defeat as the world No. 9 is ending her partnership with coach David Witt that started just in March.
After losing to Victoria Azarenka in the Rome round-of-16, Sakkari very disappointingly picked up a French Open first-round exit and continued her negative streak at Grand Slams. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old Greek returned to action but it didn’t go well as she got bounced 4-6 2-6 by Azarenka in the Berlin first round.
And after her latest defeat, Sakkari seemingly felt that she needed shock therapy and decided to end things with coach Witt, according to Vicky Georgatou of SDNA.
Yes, he is not working with Maria anymore. https://t.co/Ou3QnHGrMf
— Vicky Georgatou (@VGeorgatou) June 19, 2024
The news of Sakkari splitting with Witt comes just days after the former world No. 3 said that she replaced previous coach Tom Hill with Witt because she felt that the old coach couldn’t help her anymore and that she needed a new but the right voice to help her achieve her biggest tennis dreams. In the past, Witt worked with Venus Williams for 11 years before his five-year stint with Jessica Pegula.
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