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Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 4:39 pm
by skatingfan
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:18 pm
I'll take your word for it, but my recollection is that he arrived as head coach for her after her return.
But, if you say so, I accept that.
But that means she was already a 13 time Slam champion. Not that Mouratoglou made that much of an improvement.
Serena started working with, and dating Mouratoglou in 2012 after losing in the 1st round of the French Open. He is the only coach she had outside of her parents. I don't know how significant he was to her success later in her career, but Serena feels he was very important based on interviews that she has done including the recent ESPN series.
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:45 am
by ashkor87
PM may be exactly the kind of coach Osaka needs. She is a champion, like Serena, she needs someone who can build a champion..or restore one, as he did with Serena. Unlike Coco, she has no technical flaws to be fixed...
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 5:08 pm
by JTContinental
As expected, Coco has ditched Brad Gilbert
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:41 pm
by jazzyg
On the Mourataglou-Serena topic, she absolutely played the best tennis of her career with him as coach, and it was not even close. I'm not saying it had everything or even that much to do with him, but she started focusing all the time instead of sporadically and played incredibly smart tennis. It may have been that she realized as great as her career had been, she was capable of more, and she delivered. Her performance at the Olympics in 2016 (at Wimbledon) was easily the best tournament I've ever seen a female player have.
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:03 pm
by skatingfan
jazzyg wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:41 pm
On the Mourataglou-Serena topic, she absolutely played the best tennis of her career with him as coach, and it was not even close. I'm not saying it had everything or even that much to do with him, but she started focusing all the time instead of sporadically and played incredibly smart tennis. It may have been that she realized as great as her career had been, she was capable of more, and she delivered. Her performance at the Olympics in 2016 (at Wimbledon) was easily the best tournament I've ever seen a female player have.
Agreed - 2012 Olympics, but your point stands.
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:06 pm
by ti-amie
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:45 pm
by ponchi101
Can she afford him? He must carry a high tag.
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:59 pm
by JTContinental
She will definitely benefit from a decent coach who can teach her shot selection
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:27 am
by ashkor87
Coco needs a technical coach, Parks needs Someone like Gilbert. Both good moves!
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:40 am
by ashkor87
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:59 pm
She will definitely benefit from a decent coach who can teach her shot selection
Exactly ..Gilbert can, I think, do that
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:15 pm
by ashkor87
Coco has hired Matt Daly as coach ..anyone know anything about him? He seems to be a college coach, which may be just right for Coco ..basic technique...
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:13 am
by ponchi101
Completely unknown to me.
Maybe somebody a bit more low key than Gilbert is the right choice. Heck, anybody that can teach a serve.
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:48 am
by ashkor87
I hear he coached shapo..hmm....
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:34 am
by ashkor87
https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-n ... 87315.html
Specialist on technique and grips, it says..sounds just right
Re: The Tennis Coaching Merry Go Round
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:10 pm
by mmmm8
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:45 pm
Can she afford him? He must carry a high tag.
Osaka? I mean, she did only make $15M last year due to mat leave, quite a drop from the $50M in 2022... I think she'll survive paying Mouratoglou