Sharapova hires Groeneveld as coach

Bradenton(US) : Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has hired Sven Groeneveld as her coach.

“I’m happy to announce my official partnership with Sven Groeneveld,” Sharapova, former world No. 1 and now ranked fourth in the world, said Thursday, Xinhua reported.

Groeneveld, from the Netherlands, had coached Monica Seles and Mary Pierce.

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