Maria Sakkari and her coach, Tom Hill, are splitting up after working collectively for six years that included two Grand Slam semifinal appearances and a career-best rating of No. 3.
Hill wrote on social media Thursday that the pair is “ending our skilled partnership however will proceed to stay shut mates.”
The information comes with Sakkari on a three-match dropping streak and anticipated to drop out of the highest 10 within the WTA rankings Monday. She was eradicated within the second spherical of the Australian Open by Elina Avanesyan final month, then misplaced her opening matches to Sorana Cirstea on the Abu Dhabi Open final week and to Linda Noskova on the Qatar Open on Tuesday.
The early exit at Melbourne Park marked the ninth consecutive Grand Slam event at which Sakkari misplaced within the fourth spherical or earlier — a stretch that got here proper after she reached the semifinals on the 2021 US Open. Her different semifinal run at a significant got here earlier that season on the French Open.
Sakkari is a 28-year-old from Greece who climbed to No. 3 in March 2022. She was No. 9 this week.
“Working with Maria has been an absolute privilege and I’m extremely happy with what we’ve achieved collectively,” Hill wrote Thursday. “We each consider it is a step ahead in our respective paths, permitting us to discover new alternatives and thrilling challenges that lie forward. Thanks, Maria, for the wonderful journey. I am enthusiastic about what the longer term holds for you!”
