

French tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, who chose to leave American tennis legend Serena Williams few months ago, partnered with Simona Halep to shape up the second leg of her career. While the partnership didn’t result in instant success, Halep appeared to have gained the required confidence to prepare her for big matches.
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As everything looked smooth, the Romanian star was forced to call it quits on her 2022 WTA season owing to a nose surgery. Owing to this move, Patrick announced another collaboration with young ATP tennis player Holger Rune. The French coach took to Twitter to announce this.
Serena Williams’ former coach announces shock collaboration with ATP player Holger Rune
There was no clarity whether Mouratoglou will leave Rune once Simona is back next year and tennis fans decided to voice their opinions on the same.
While @Simona_Halep takes time to recover, she encouraged me to seek a new collaboration.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that I’m joining @holgerrune2003’s team.
I’m really excited to start working with Holger. We’ve had a special bond since the day we met, when he was just 13. pic.twitter.com/Iv5IBG2Wko
— Patrick Mouratoglou (@pmouratoglou) October 12, 2022
Looking at this new collaboration, a Serena Williams fan wrote, “We are tired, Patrick.”
On est fatigué Patrick 😩 https://t.co/w9SikCJzmW
— Fati | Thank you Serena 💜 (@Fatennis_) October 12, 2022
Another fan commented, “He’s such a blood sucker.”
He’s such a blood sucker 😭 https://t.co/dsc042mKHG
— Emma’s no.1 fan (@queenrena4ever) October 12, 2022
Mouratoglou, who always speaks his mind, has confirmed in his tweet that Simona Halep ‘encouraged’ him to coach another player. While the Romanian is yet to respond officially, a Twitter user feels that Patrick finds a way to be ‘in front of the cameras.’
Suppose the Mastermind had to find a way to be in front of the cameras again somehow https://t.co/7BhsDWxvPs
— Goober 🤌🏾 #RESILIENCIA 🫡 (@goobertilaker) October 12, 2022
Another user takes a sarcastic swipe at the French coach by writing, “everyone pretend to be shocked now.”
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everyone pretend to be shocked now https://t.co/bOptdKyE54
— ingrid 😶🌫️ (@morozhenoice) October 12, 2022
Another fan went a notch further and said, “How many lives is he gonna ruin?”
How many lives is he gonna ruin? 🙈🙈🙈🙈 https://t.co/KaNyiFujZe
— RogerFedererStanForever❤️🥺 (@SampadaMoghe) October 12, 2022
Fans of Simona Halep, however, look relieved listening to Patrick’s announcement.
Simona is free! https://t.co/NOj3meXPpC
— moonball enthusiast (@ninjaga20) October 12, 2022
Mouratoglou confirming that it’s Halep who advised him to explore other options makes fans accuse the French coach of lying.
“She encouraged me” pic.twitter.com/qw4fkC40ac https://t.co/245HTAUJ34
— Qinwenation (@IdemoAna) October 12, 2022
Another user came up with yet another jibe by writing, “Please can someone check if this man has cloned himself. He is everywhere.”
Please can someone check if this man has cloned himself. He is everywhere. https://t.co/0PpMTCX0ZY
— James (@Twentysummin) October 12, 2022
Patrick temporarily leaving Halep also makes fans wonder if the Romanian star is retiring from the sport.
Honestly, to ME, it seems that Simona Halep is retiring. Don’t forget the same thing happened to Serena and while she did technically play two slams and two WTA tournaments…it was pretty much the end. https://t.co/jmLr7oLwff
— Scorpio’s Groove (@montespice) October 12, 2022
“Definition of jobless,” another comment read.
definition of jobless https://t.co/Ul8kwQVWI1
— carlos 🧡 (@tsitsichard) October 12, 2022
A user made his hate for Patrick clear by writing, “HE DID NOT. Wth, I HATE HIM MORE NOW.”
HE DID NOT. Wth, I HATE HIM MORE NOW☠️☠️☠️ https://t.co/bSuW6nv7Ny
— George (@gomezhalep) October 12, 2022
Fans are also shocked to see Patrick mentioning ‘special bond’ while referring to Holger Rune.
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emphasis on "special bond" 👀👀 https://t.co/A0HYlCFNDw
— Rio 🐌 (@impetigorx) October 12, 2022
Patrick Mouratoglou’s latest collaboration with Holger Rune clearly invited more hate for the French coach as they are afraid that Simona Halep would end up getting retired the same way as Serena Williams did. As of now, there is no confirmation on Patrick continuing as Halep’s coach once she decides to make a comeback on the WTA tour.
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