It's not on par with the split she suffered this time last year, but Caroline Wozniacki still is undergoing a significant breakup.
Tennis.com is reporting that the relationship between Wozniacki and clay-court coach Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario is over, for now.
Sanchez-Vicario guided the fifth-ranked Wozniacki to the finals in Stuttgart and the quarterfinals in Madrid - significant achievements for Wozniacki on clay. But the partnership is now on hold because of conflicts on Sanchez-Vicario's end.
Tennis.com reported that Mikkel Nissen, a spokesman for Wozniacki, told BT Sport, "The working together is on pause. They worked together in the spring for a couple of weeks. But Sanchez has backed out of the agreement because she couldn't get traveling to tournaments and her family life to fit together."
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"They're still in constant contact with each other. The hope is that a more permanent working relationship will start from the beginning of next year."
While the prospects of a future reunion give Wozniacki a brighter outlook, her hopes of contending for the French Open have taken a hit without the 1998 French Open champion and former No. 1 player in the world.
Wozniacki lost a three-set quarterfinal thriller to defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova in Madrid and is still trying to figure out how to elevate her game in the third set. The experienced Sanchez-Vicario certainly looked to be an asset in that aspect of Wozniacki's game.
Wozniacki again will turn to her father, Piotr to be her primary coach for the rest of the 2015 season. But without Sanchez-Vicario in her corner at Roland Garros, her chances of winning her first Grand Slam there likely have taken a hit.
Meaning that the biggest news Wozniacki is likely to make would be whether rumored boyfriend J.J. Watt flies to France to watch her play.
Last year, Wozniacki bowed out in the first round of the French Open, just weeks after then-fiance Rory McIlroy announced that the two had broken up.
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