Caroline Wozniacki Coaching Update: Rory McIlroy Fiancee Replaces Ex-Maria Sharapova Coach With Ex-Li Na Coach Michael Mortensen [VIDEO] : TENNIS : Sports World News

At the least, this coach already has considerably of an understanding of Caroline Wozniacki.

Tennis.com reported that Wozniacki has employed fellow Dane Michael Mortensen to exchange Thomas Hogstedt after Hogstedt declined to accompany her to Dubai following her third-round exit within the Australian Open.

In accordance with tennis.com, Mortensen labored with Rory McIlroy’s fiancée when she was a junior tennis participant. He additionally coached present Australian Open champion Li Na to the French Open championship in 2011.

He predicted to Ekstra Bladet that “good issues will occur” together with his former and now present pupil.

“She must get her pleasure in taking part in again – each in matches and on the observe court docket,” he mentioned. “Rather a lot has occurred together with her sport, however I might wish to see extra of the previous Caro. I might wish to see a fusion of the previous Caroline with the brand new Caroline. From the newest I’ve seen of her from watching her matches, there have been quite a lot of flat pictures with none tempo modifications, one thing she earlier was a grasp at. She’s should not be simply one other one of many gamers on the tour who simply hit arduous. She wants to make use of extra aspects. She is a superb strategist. She must get snug once more together with her sport.”

Hogstedt has had an in depth friendship with Wozniacki’s father, Piotr, which led to the pairing together with his daughter in November. Hogstedt had parted methods with Maria Sharapova final summer season.

However belief by no means materialist throughout the two tournaments Wozniacki performed beneath Hogstedt’s instruction. She misplaced within the second spherical of the Apia Worldwide in Sydney to Lucie Safarova. Her first-week loss to No. 38 Garbine Muguruza knocked the previous No. 1 participant on this planet out of the ladies’s prime 10.

Piotr has been Wozniacki’s major coach throughout most of her profession. She has veered away from his instruction every so often, working with coaches Ricardo Sanchez, Thomas Johansson and Hogstedt, however none of them lasted quite a lot of months on the job.

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