Garbine Muguruza To Part Ways With Sam Sumyk

The two-time Grand Slam champion, Garbine Muguruza splits up with her coach Sam Sumyk. She annulled her four-year-old coaching tenure with him and before that, for five years she was training under Alejo Mancisidor.

The aggressive-hitter Spaniard, Muguruza tweeted about their split. “Few words to announce the end of an extraordinary ride, two Grand Slams and World Number one. Beyond grateful for this last four years. Thank you, Sam,” Garbine Muguruza posted.

Her French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2016 and 2017 were milestones in her career and they were achieved under the guidance of Sumyk. She defeated Serena Williams in the Roland Garros finals and Venus Williams in the Wimbledon finals, and she became the first player ever to defeat both Williams sisters in Grand Slam singles finals.

Unfortunately, when she lifted up the French Open title, she couldn’t share the stage with her compatriot and ‘King of Clay’, Rafael Nadal, since that year he withdrew from the tournament.

Right after her Wimbledon crown in 2017, in the American hardcourt tournaments, Garbine Muguruza pulled off her fifth title of her in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat Simona Halep in the finals and simultaneously turned World Number one and while Sumyk was coaching her. At that time, the Spaniards, Rafa, and Garbine both were on the summit of the tennis rankings.

Presently, Garbine Muguruza is ranked 27th in the world and she dealt with an opening round defeat at Wimbledon Championships 2019. This year she won her title at Monterrey Open, where Victoria Azarenka retired in the midst of the championship match. Later in the Italian Open Muguruza retired in her match against Azarenka.

At the beginning of 2018, she has been struggling with physical injuries and as a defending champion at Wimbledon 2018, she was eliminated in the second round. It was the earliest defeat of a defending women’s champion at the All England Club since Steffi Graf lost in the first round in 1994.