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World number one Australian Ash Barty, Bianca
Andreescu of Canada and American Sofia Kenin were crowned
first-time major winners in women's singles in three of the last
four Grand Slams to be held.
"I think it's healthier than it's ever been," Cahill, who
currently coaches world number two and two-time Grand Slam
winner Simona Halep, said in an interview.
"You've got so many different personalities, so many different
nationalities represented. So many great players, the level of
the top 10 players is incredibly close but a spectacular level.
"And I think it's growing at a rapid pace... it's in a great
place."
While the women's game is replete with fresh champions, the
men's side has witnessed the so-called 'Big Three' of Novak
Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer sharing the last 13 Grand
Slam titles between them.
"I think the fact that you're seeing many, many different
winners is great for the (women's) game because we're learning
about more and more players," said Cahill, who has previously
also worked with Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi.
"And we're hoping that happens on the men's tour as well,
instead of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer winning every single
week. We want those young generation players to come through and
break through and win those tournaments."
Cahill has previously backed Federer's call for a merger between
the men's ATP and the women's WTA tours and feels the shutdown
due to COVID-19 is the best time to work on the idea.
"With any good period of time out of the game is opportunity for
change," he said, calling tennis the best as far as women's
sport was concerned.
"There are a lot of positives related to that but I think with
something so big the devil's in the details."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Christian Radnedge)
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