World No.1 Naomi Osaka has dropped a bombshell on the tennis world today by announcing that she and 2018 WTA Coach of the Year Sascha Bajin have parted ways, effective immediately.
The pair began working together in December of 2017 and shortly thereafter Osaka started her meteoric rise up the rankings. She won the BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells last March, then broke through at the Grand Slam level by winning the U.S. Open in dramatic fashion last September.
She continued her winning ways at the majors this January when she won the Australian Open and became the first player to win her first two major titles in succession since 2001.
"What a ride that was," tweeted Bajin in reply to Osaka's announcement of the news. "Thank you for letting me be a part of this."