After her brilliant run to the Wimbledon final, Garbiñe Muguruza and Alejo Mancisidor decided to part ways after spending her entire career with her coach. Muguruza has struggled all summer to refind that form that took her all the way to the final day at the All England Club but she’s recently started to find her feet again under the tutelage of Sam Sumyk, reaching the final in Wuhan last week.
Muguruza has stated that she’s very happy working with Sumyk and will most probably extend this trial run into a permanent partnership in 2016, where she will work to rise even higher than her current ranking of number five.
As for her former coach, Alejo Mancisidor had some strong words to say about the ending of her partnership with Muguruza when he spoke to Spanish radio programme Planeta Tenis last weekend. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Garbiñe but after Wimbledon I saw a change in attitude. I found out that we both had very different values and I didn’t think it was right to go on together. It’s nobody’s fault, we simple have two very different mindsets”, said Mancisidor.
“You can be an exceptional tennis player but for me growing as a person is more important than growing as a player. At the end of the day, a player’s career lasts ten years and a person is forever. I prefer a player that is ranked number ten and happy her entire life than a player that is number one and unhappy her entire life”, added Muguruza’s former coach. We will see if the young Spanish player replies to her former coach or decides to focus on finishing the season in the best way possible.
