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Australian coach Darren Cahill takes third player to top of rankings as Simona Halep reaches WTA summit

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 9:02 p.m.

b'South Australian Tennis Coach Darren Cahill told Jodie & Soda he\\u2019s proud that Simona Halep\\xa0has become the first female to be No.1\\xa0in the WTA world rankings. The former US Open semi-finalist guided Lleyton Hewitt into history as the youngest season-ending world No 1 in 2001 and two years later, he helped Andre Agassi return to the top of the rankings heap as a 33-year-old \\u2014 the oldest man, at the time, to do so.He explained he\\u2019s been lucky with the tennis talent he\\u2019s been able to coach.\\u201cYou\\u2019re only as good as the horses you have and I\\u2019ve had a few great ones\\u2026\\u201cLleyton was the youngest whoever won and Andre was the oldest now the first female to be ranked Number 1 with Simona it\\u2019s been a great ride for sure!\\u201d'