By Chris Oddo | Tuesday May 7, 2019
Grigor Dimitrov announced his split from coach Dani Vallverdu on Tuesday after another disappointing loss.
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Grigor Dimitrov and longtime coach Dani Vallverdu have parted ways.
The Bulgarian, currently ranked 46 and in the midst of a disappointing season, announced the split on Tuesday.
Dimitrov and Vallverdu began working together in 2016 and immediately the partnership paid dividends.
By 2017 the Bulgarian had logged his best ever season, winning his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati and qualifying for the ATP Finals in London, where he went on to take the title and finish the season with a career-best ranking of No.3 in the world.
But Dimitrov struggled to replicate that level of success in 2018. He went 24-19 and finished the season ranked 19. This year he has seen his ranking plummet further.
The split comes at an interesting time for Vallverdu, who was also a coach of Andy Murray (2011-2014) and Tomas Berdych (2015-16). He is rumored to have a good shot at joining the ATP’s Board of Directors. He is one of the 15 players currently named on a widely circulated list, which is expected to be narrowed down before the ATP Player Council votes on the position on May 14 in Rome.