Coach and rising Chinese star split in mom spat
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A RENOWNED tennis coach who has worked with stars such as Maria Sharapova says he has split with promising Chinese teenager Wu Yibing — because of the player’s mother.
“I am no longer working with Wu,” Sven Groeneveld wrote on Twitter. “He has a right to have a coach whose views are better aligned with his mother.” The Dutchman thanked Wu “for a great past eight months” that included the 19-year-old winning silver at the Asian Games last August. Wu has been touted as China’s first potential male tennis star after winning the junior title at the 2017 US Open. He is ranked 309 in the world. Groeneveld and five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova parted ways in March last year after more than four years working together.
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