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The 30-year-old Czech world number eight has suffered a lean
year and a crushing defeat by Belgium's David Goffin in Rome
last week proved the last straw in his partnership with the
former hitting partner of Andy Murray.
"My results lately have not been what I expected. As I am not a
tennis player at the beginning of his career I have to act
quickly when I feel that I need a change," Berdych said.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Berdych has been an ever-present in
the world's top 10 for the past six years, reaching a career
high fourth spot a year ago.
He began this year strongly, reaching the semi-finals in Doha
and the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, but since then
his form has been patchy.
Berdych, who will now focus on the French Open next week, began
working with Venezuelan Vallverdu in 2014.
He is the second high-profile player to part company with a
coach this month after world number two Murray split with Amelie
Mauresmo.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; editing by
Sudipto Ganguly)
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