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Coach Niku Orn, who once taught the Romanian star Halep the basics of tennis, died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Simone received the sad news while on the phone with her mother. "I just flew back from Dubai, where I'm doing winter training for the new season. Every time I come here, I call my mom... Today, the call ended with the sad news that he's gone. We, a kind man who never scolded me, taught me the true meaning of tennis during these four years, which is one of the most important contributions he made to this wonderful career of mine. I cherished having him with me on stage at Constancia as I celebrated my victory at Wimbledon. God bless him!"
Simone responded on Facebook. The 61-year-old coach suffered a heart attack and medical staff from Bucharest tried to resuscitate him, but to no avail. This news comes at one of the happiest times of the year, when you should be closer to the ones you love and it is always sad to lose a close person.
I hope that Simone can get over the shadow of losing her former coach, enjoy her vacation, and then step onto the court in good condition before the start of the new tennis season. After all, she deserves some time to relax before returning to coach Kalsi for the new season.
(Translation and editor: Nai Niujun, picture: Visual China)
