Riccardo Piatti - "Maria Sharapova is very smart"
Maria Sharapova wants to attack again in 2020. And that under the competent leadership of Italy's star coach Riccardo Piatti.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 10, 2019, 11:15 am
Even though Riccardo Piatti's focus these days is on one of the upcoming youngsters of the ATP Tour - Jannik Sinner, of course - the Italian veteran has set himself some goals for the coming year as a coach for the women's scene as well. Piatti will continue to serve Maria Sharapova, who had been training at his academy for several weeks last summer.
"Next year, I will help both Maria and Sinner," explained Piatti on the sidelines of the # NextGen Finals in Milan. "We've been working a lot over the last few months and Maria has now healed her injuries. She's fine and she's ready to attack again. We focused mainly on the technique to rejoin the puzzle, including through video analysis. "
Sharapova had recently made her comeback in Linz, but had to cancel again. After all, it was enough for a flying visit to the Upper Austrian capital. At any rate, Piatti was full of praise for his prominent protégé. "Maria likes to learn. I have never coached a woman, but with her I make an exception .. She sends us videos of her athletic training. Maria is very smart. "