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Kontaveit parts ways with coach Tursunov as she reaches career-high No.2 ranking

Following Roland Garros, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia has ascended to a career-high WTA ranking of No.2, but on the same day her coach Dimitry Tursunov announced the end of their cooperation.

Anett Kontaveit of Estonia with coach Dmitry Tursunov during practice ahead of the 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara WTA tennis tournament

“Feel proud of the work I put in and a bit sad but sometimes good things must come to an end,” Tursunov wrote on Twitter on Monday morning, as he announced the split. He congratulated Kontaveit on her new ranking accomplishment and thanked her for the opportunity to work with her.