Canadian tennis ace Eugenie Bouchard has claimed that she would now focus on sorting out her coaching arrangements after she was knocked out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals by former world number one Maria Sharapova on Tuesday.
Bouchard was unable to match her semifinal appearance from her maiden Australian Open last year, and after her prospect was served another dose of Grand Slam heartbreak by the powerful Russian, she headed quickly for the exit at Rod Laver Arena after losing 6-3, 6-2 in a thoroughly one-sided quarterfinal.
Bouchard unexpectedly split with coach Nick Saviano in November, the man who guided her through her breakthrough season in 2014 and a maiden Grand Slam final for Canada at Wimbledon, Sport24 reported.
The Canadian then worked with Diego Ayala, a coach from her junior days and a previous mentor to former world number one Jelena Jankovic, during the Australian Open.
Bouchard claimed that her coaching arrangement is something she is going to focus on now, adding that she is happy with the team she had there. She believes that they did okay, but added that it's something she needs to adjust.
Bouchard said that now that the tournament's over for her, she is going to look at these decisions and see if she needs to make one or not.
Bouchard said before her quarterfinal that she was looking for an established player who had been to the top, raising speculation of another 'super-coach' appointment in the women's game.
However, the Canadian also claimed that she was confident enough in her own game to deal with any problems she encountered on court without a full-time coach in the player's box.
