After 10 `amazing years` together, Jasmine Paolini and coach Renzo Furlan are separating. World No. 6 Paolini announced on social media that she is no longer working with Furlan, the 2024 WTA Coach of the Year.
Paolini wrote on Instagram about Furlan, a former ATP World No. 19, whom she began working with in 2015, that he has been very important to her growth as a player and person. She stated that everything she learned from him will stay with her and guide her in the future, and that he will always be important in her life.
Furlan became Paolini`s full-time coach in 2020 after his role as president of the Serbian tennis federation ended. The 54-year-old was voted the best coach on the Hologic WTA Tour last year for helping Paolini. She started the season ranked outside the Top 30 but reached a career-high World No. 4 ranking and two Grand Slam singles finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Paolini also won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics with Sara Errani, qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in both singles and doubles, and helped Italy win their first Billie Jean King Cup title in over ten years in November.