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Simona Halep appoints Darren Cahill as coach

By Kate McGreavy

Thursday 5 November 2015 12:42, UK

Simona Halep of Romania plays a shot against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during Day 3 of the Rogers Cup
Image: Simona Halep will be hoping to seal a Grand Slam next season with new coach Darren Cahill

World No 2 Simona Halep has appointed Australian Darren Cahill as her new coach for next season.

Cahill will start coaching Halep in January 2016 and will continue as a men's tennis analyst on television.

"He will keep his role as men's tennis analyst for the grand slam events which will not prevent him from coaching me full-time," Halep said on her Facebook page.

Former Australia Davis Cup captain Cahill helped fellow Australian, Lleyton Hewitt reach world No 1 and was instrumental in reviving the career of American Andre Agassi.

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Halep has won three titles this season but is still in search for her first Grand Slam. She was the runner-up at the 2014 French Open and reached the semi-final of this year's US Open.

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