French No. 2 (and world No. 25) Paul-Henri Mathieu is suddenly coachless one month before the Australian Open — and he’s not happy about it. Mathieu told l’Equipe that he feels like the “turkey being joked upon” (“dindon de la farce“) by being forced to share his coach, Thierry Champion, with the lower-ranked Gael Monfils, […]
chang can’t hang, drops out as shuai peng’s coach
Could he look more bored? He saw this pic and realized that it was time to quit… More coaching news: Michael Chang has stepped down as the tennis coach to Chinese player Shuai Peng, citing disagreements with Peng and the China Tennis Association (CTA) about how much time Chang would devote to coaching. “They wanted […]
golovin bids farewell to wilander
Add to the recent round-robin in tennis coaching the partnership of hot pants queen Tatiana Golovin and Mats Wilander. The 19-year-old told l’Equipe on Thursday that she has replaced Mats with reputed no-nonsense Dutchman Glen Schaap, former coach of Dinara Safina and Airness-sponsored Nadia Petrova. Wilander was coaching the teenager since July 2007 and worked […]
louis cayer = andy murray's new coach?
Thanks to this reader who gave us a tip on what Andy Murray might do about his coaching now that he’s broken up with Brad Gilbert (both links in French): “Murray is working with Louis Cayer, a well-known coach in Canada. Anybody who has done anything involving tennis in Quebec has met with Louis Cayer […]
americans in l.a. + coaching updates…
(Kendrick — left, middle; Fleishman — right) An All-American match-up: Z. Fleishman d. R. Kendrick 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Countrywide Classic. Zack is cleaning up on his home court, and will face Radek Stepanek in the quarters. Shamil drops a bomb: Russian Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev didn’t invite Maria Sharapova to play in […]