Carlos Martinez (49 years old), former coach of Simona Halep (33 years old), was asked about the reason for ending his collaboration with our athlete.
Martinez said that „everything was fine between us” before Simona Halep informed him of her decision to part ways. He had been recommended to Simona by Darren Cahill, the Australian with whom she achieved her greatest career successes.
The Spaniard does not believe that Simona blamed him for the injury she suffered in May at the Trophee Clarins, in her last official match played in 2024.
"She gave up, she decided to stop when she got injured. Simona was in a somewhat complicated moment, and, well, she was the one who decided not to work with me anymore.
(Ed. - Because of the injury? Did she blame you?) No, I don't know why. She didn't tell me. Well, I guess she had her reasons. Everything was fine between us, nothing bad happened. Then she communicated her decision to me. I respected it, and each of us is focusing on our careers," stated Carlos Martinez, according to Golazo.
Simona Halep is preparing to return to the court. She will play on Wednesday, October 2nd, not before 1:30 PM (Romania time), against Arina Rodionova (34 years old, 114 WTA) in the first round of the tournament in Hong Kong, where she received a wildcard entry.