Former world No. 1 Simona Halep feels she can do more big things in the game and that’s why she hired coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t won a Grand Slam since 2019 Wimbledon and her last Masters title came in Rome two years ago.
In Australia, Halep won her first title since Rome 2020 after beating Veronika Kudermetova in the Melbourne Summer Set 1 final.
Halep then claimed three straight-set wins at the Australian Open, before suffering a shock loss to Alize Cornet in the round-of-16.
“I asked to work with Patrick because I really want to get back to the top, and I felt like he’s the best person to help me to do that. I was lucky that he was actually available to do it with me. I want to get back to the top, and of course, I’m dreaming of another Grand Slam because that’s why I’m working every day,” Halep exclusively told Tennis Majors.
Halep aims add to aggressiveness to her game
“I want to take the ball earlier. I want to open the court much better than I did before. I don’t say that I had a bad game before but I want to make it stronger,” Halep revealed.
“I would like to get stronger in the body as well, because to be offensive and to be close to the baseline, to play with the big hitters is not easy. So you have to be strong on the body. I will work on that, but also to open the court to use some angles a little bit better than before and actually to take the ball early. So that’s the goal in in our vision.”
Halep captured her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open in 2018.
Halep will certainly be hoping to have a big clay season and potentially win her third Grand Slam at this year’s French Open.