Baghdatis returns as Svitolina coaching consultant

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FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Wimbledon – London, Britain – July 6, 2017 Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis in action during his second round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Matthew Childs

December 13, 2019

(Reuters) – Marcos Baghdatis, who ended his playing career earlier this year, is returning to tennis as a coaching consultant for Elina Svitolina, the women’s world number six has said.

“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, who finished runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open, brought the curtain down on his career after losing in the second round at Wimbledon.

The 34-year-old Cypriot confirmed the collaboration on Twitter https://twitter.com/marcosbaghdatis/status/1204746787187232768.

“I am so glad to announce the next chapter of my life and look forward to coaching a great athlete and super tennis player No. 6 ranked WTA player Elina Svitolina,” he said.

“I want to thank Elina for putting her trust in me. Let’s do this!”

(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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