“I want these sorts of wins,” Sakkari mentioned on the Tennis Channel desk. “Particularly now. My confidence is just not the best that it’s ever been, however that’s wonderful – I’ve accepted it.”
“It’s going to come back with confidence,” she added.
Sakkari labored with a number of completely different coaches after parting methods with Hill final yr – David Witt, Sergi Bruguera and Raemon Sluiter – however couldn’t discover the connection that she had with Hill, who coached Peyton Stearns for a spell.
Hill and Sakkri began a six-year partnership in 2018, and through that point the Greek blossomed right into a High-10 expertise. She reached a pair of main semifinals in 2021, however has by no means been that deep at a serious since.
Maybe her second time round with Hill can assist with that little bit of unfinished enterprise? For now, Sakkari is simply completely happy to have a brand new lease on life.
“I’m tremendous excited,” the previous World No.3 mentioned. “I’m so completely happy to be again with him. He’s like a brother to me, we have now a terrific relationship. He’s an incredible coach and I really feel like that one yr aside was nice for us as a result of we actually received to mature and see different issues.”
The Greek says she’s not afraid of dropping out of the High 100 or having to drop down and play challenger occasions to rebuild her rating.
Most vital, she simply needs to construct confidence in her sport and in herself.
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