Osaka Zhimei announces parting with coach

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, February 12th, Japan’s women’s tennis General and Osaka Zhimei, the world’s number one, announced through social media on the 12th that she had parted ways with Saasha Ba Jin, the coach who had cooperated for more than a year, but she did not disclose the specific reasons.

“Hello everyone, I will no longer cooperate with Sascha. I am very grateful for his efforts and hope everything will be fine in the future.” The 21-year-old Osaka Zhimei said.

Ba Jin was awarded the annual Best Coach of the International Association of Women’s Tennis (WTA) in 2018. This time he also responded through social media: “I wish you all the best. This is really a wonderful journey. Thank you for making me a part of it.”

Osaka Zhimei has gained a lot in the past year. She first won the Grand Slam trophy of women’s singles for the first time last beautiful grenadine, and at the beginning of this year she won the championship of women’s singles in the Australian Open, ranking first in the world.