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I was ashamed over my Miami behaviour: Simona Halep

Updated on: 06 June,2017 08:05 AM IST  |  Paris
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Simona Halep admitted yesterday she was "ashamed" that her on-court behaviour prompted respected coach Darren Cahill to call a temporary halt to their partnership

I was ashamed over my Miami behaviour: Simona Halep

Simona Halep returns to Carla Suarez Navarro during their French Open match in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP
Simona Halep returns to Carla Suarez Navarro during their French Open match in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP


Simona Halep admitted yesterday she was "ashamed" that her on-court behaviour prompted respected coach Darren Cahill to call a temporary halt to their partnership.


Australian Cahill quit in frustration at the Romanian's negative demeanour after she surrendered winning positions to Britain's Johanna Konta in Miami in March.


Cahill called it quits until the duo were reunited just in time for the build-up to the French Open where the 26-year-old reached the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.

During the changeover before the final set in Miami, Cahill spent the best part of three minutes sitting next to Halep, desperately trying to coax her out of her negativity.

"You can give up on yourself, but I'm not," said Cahill. It didn't work as Halep slipped to a dispiriting defeat. I didn't like it when I saw the video (of the Cahill pep talk), I felt ashamed about what I did," said Halep.

"But now I'm happy that I can be positive on court, and I will never be negative like I was in Miami."

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