Marcos Baghdatis has joined Elina Svitolina's coaching team ahead of the new tennis season
Friday 13 December 2019 11:38, UK
Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, has joined Elina Svitolina's coaching team ahead of the new tennis season.
Baghdatis wrote on Twitter that he was glad to announce the next chapter of his life.
Svitolina posted the same picture on social media, showing the two of them and the rest of her coaching set-up on a practice court.
"Starting now, Marcos will be part of my team in the role of consultant coach, alongside my current coach Andy Bettles," Ukraine's Svitolina said on Instagram.
"I'm very excited to announce this news and I'm confident his strong experience will add value to my game. With such a great coaching team, I have set high objectives for 2020."
Baghdatis played the last match of his career in July at Wimbledon, where he lost in the second round.
Svitolina, a 25-year-old from Ukraine, finished the year ranked world No 6.
She reached the semi-finals of the US Open before losing to Serena Williams and was the runner-up to top-ranked Ashleigh Barty at the year-ending WTA Finals.
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