Rising Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard broke up with the coach that helped her vault from No. 31 to No. 5 in the world in 2014.
So it should come as no surprise that Bouchard is contemplating a change after bowing out at the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Eugenie Bouchard parts with longtime coach Nick Saviano
Tennis.com reported that Bouchard is contemplating splitting with coach Diego Ayala, who trained with her in preparation for the Australian Open. Her first Grand Slam event came to end with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals.
"I'm going to focus on now. I'm happy with the team I had here," she said, according to tennis.com. "I think we did okay, but it's something I need to adjust. Now that the tournament's over for me, I'm going to look at these decisions and see if I need to make one or not."
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Bouchard, who turns 21 next month, surprisingly split with coach Nick Saviano after an eight-year run at the end of last year. He helped her advance to three Grand Slam semifinals, including the finals at Wimbledon.
"Genie and I have decided that it is best for us to end our player-coach relationship and to move in different directions for 2015," said Saviano who is now working with Sloane Stephens.
Give Bouchard credit for not resting on her laurels. Her distaste for losing has her constantly seeking ways to make herself better.
"I'm never happy with losing," she said, as tennis.com reported. "I wanted to obviously win today, win the tournament. I feel like I dealt with pressure, outside expectations well. I wasn't really focused on the whole defending thing. I really just tried to block that out of my mind. So I think that helped me get through the first week, get through some matches that could have been tricky. But I always want to do better, especially than the year before. I'm always trying to aim for that."
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