Simona Halep and Patrick Mouratoglou started a great partnership this year. However, the Romanian sensation decided to take a break from tennis also to have a nose operation. That means that Simona will skip the rest of the season.
Coach Mouratoglou had the green light from Simona to collaborate with Holger Rune, who is also used to training at Patrick’s academy. It is not clear what will happen when Halep will be back to competition.
This was the statement from Mouratoglou.
While @Simona_Halep takes time to recover, she encouraged me to seek a new collaboration.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that I’m joining @holgerrune2003’s team.
I’m really excited to start working with Holger. We’ve had a special bond since the day we met, when he was just 13. pic.twitter.com/Iv5IBG2Wko
— Patrick Mouratoglou (@pmouratoglou) October 12, 2022
Simona Halep in 2022
Now ranked no.9, the Romanian played her last match on the 29th of August when she was defeated by world no.117 Daria Snigur 6-2 0-6 6-4 in the 1st round of the U.S. Open (draw).
During this season the Romanian owns an overall 39-11 match record. Simona has won 2 titles in 2022 in Melbourne and Toronto.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in 2022
Now the world no.27, Rune played his last match on the 2nd of October when he surrendered to world no.66 Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4 7-6(8) in the final in Sofia (draw).
This year the Dane has achieved a 35-26 win-loss record. The Dane has won 2 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger and Munich. Holger was the finalist in Sofia.
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 24th of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 31st of October.
