The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round

[ashkor87]

Pegula is at her Witt’s end. Sorry.::: they split.

https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/je ... david-witt


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So who will she pick? Saban or Carroll? Belichick?



I wonder if he would work with Cori considering the two women are friendly.
Then again Raducanu could ask him questions for a week or two before firing him because he doesn't know as much as she does...

I wonder if she is going to sign off soon.. she doesnt need the money or the aggravation or the injuries..and she seems to have hit a wall anyway.. not able to challenge seriously for major titles..

[ti-amie]

[skatingfan]

Things must be really bad if they're jumping ship this quickly - this seems like a Tsitsipas situation - we'll see whether Rune can cut the apron strings, because Tsitsipas never has, because otherwise he's done.

[Owendonovan]

Well, the Rune's are wealthy, so they have all the right answers. I'm also not opposed to watching wealthy peoples "plans" go to pot. Maybe if Holger grows up one day, he'll know how to escape.

[JTContinental]

Becker's reason for leaving sounds suspect to me. I'm guessing there's got to be some sort of conflict happening for both coaches to jump ship.

[meganfernandez]

Things must be really bad if they're jumping ship this quickly - this seems like a Tsitsipas situation - we'll see whether Rune can cut the apron strings, because Tsitsipas never has, because otherwise he's done.

I just edited the Shapiro podcast with Aneke Rune. It’s out - I recommend a listen.

She seems wise, normal and like a good tennis parent, not a controlling one. She explained that last year was necessary for Holger from a maturity standpoint. She said he has had the same coach since he was 6 and it is normal to not find the perfect scenario right away after moving on from that. It could take some trial and error. She also said they were naive to think they could change coaches (Luthi) before a Slam and expect good results … it was too much adjustment. They’d had a great offseason with him and thought it might work out, but practice and Grand Slam matches are too different, too hard to gauge that way. But they were encouraged by the early results, when he played well in UTS in London and finaled Brisbane, because he had lost first round in Adelaide two years in a row. But at the AO, he was flat against Cazeaux, who played a great match.

With Boris, it sounds like they clicked personally and that is important to Rune, so they signed up with him even though they knew he wouldn’t be available very much. And ultimately they changed their mind. Same with Luthi - he wasn't going to work with Holger again just til late March. They decided that was too long to go between sessions, after the AO.

Anyway, it’s easy to judge but the guy is 20 and has had great success. Changing teams isn't a science. Sounds like Mouratoglou might be coming back.

[meganfernandez]

Becker's reason for leaving sounds suspect to me. I'm guessing there's got to be some sort of conflict happening for both coaches to jump ship.

Not necessarily. Could be scheduling.


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[meganfernandez]

Pegula is at her Witt’s end. Sorry.::: they split.

https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/je ... david-witt


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So who will she pick? Saban or Carroll? Belichick?



I wonder if he would work with Cori considering the two women are friendly.
Then again Raducanu could ask him questions for a week or two before firing him because he doesn't know as much as she does...

Haha.

Coco doesn’t need a coach. I bet they wouldn’t let the friendship get in the way of a potential coaching relationship, though.


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[skatingfan]

Things must be really bad if they're jumping ship this quickly - this seems like a Tsitsipas situation - we'll see whether Rune can cut the apron strings, because Tsitsipas never has, because otherwise he's done.

I just edited the Shapiro podcast with Aneke Rune. It’s out - I recommend a listen.

She seems wise, normal and like a good tennis parent, not a controlling one. She explained that last year was necessary for Holger from a maturity standpoint. She said he has had the same coach since he was 6 and it is normal to not find the perfect scenario right away after moving on from that. It could take some trial and error. She also said they were naive to think they could change coaches (Luthi) before a Slam and expect good results … it was too much adjustment. They’d had a great offseason with him and thought it might work out, but practice and Grand Slam matches are too different, too hard to gauge that way. But they were encouraged by the early results, when he played well in UTS in London and finaled Brisbane, because he had lost first round in Adelaide two years in a row. But at the AO, he was flat against Cazeaux, who played a great match.

With Boris, it sounds like they clicked personally and that is important to Rune, so they signed up with him even though they knew he wouldn’t be available very much. And ultimately they changed their mind. Same with Luthi - he wasn't going to work with Holger again just til late March. They decided that was too long to go between sessions, after the AO.

Anyway, it’s easy to judge but the guy is 20 and has had great success. Changing teams isn't a science. Sounds like Mouratoglou might be coming back.

Yeah, I was in a bit of a mood about things going on in skating, and was probably too harsh on the Rune's situation. I will look for that podcast.

[ti-amie]

Thanks for this Megan.

[ashkor87]

Sakkari has split from her coach Tom Hill after 6 years...she definitely needs a change...

[ponchi101]

She needs to stop training as hard physically and train on bringing more variety to her game. Her conditioning is off the charts. Her tennis has stalled in the last three years.

[ashkor87]

She needs to stop training as hard physically and train on bringing more variety to her game. Her conditioning is off the charts. Her tennis has stalled in the last three years.

yes, completely agree. But it isnt so easy to add variety, going to the gym is easier! Maybe this is her limit.

[ti-amie]

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