Novak Djokovic won his first grand slam title since hiring Boris Becker as coach at Wimbledon in July 2014. The pair have been working together since December 2013.
Tennis legends take on star pupils —
Novak Djokovic won his first grand slam title since hiring Boris Becker as coach at Wimbledon in July 2014. The pair have been working together since December 2013.
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Becker (right) in conversation with Djokovic at the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne, where he lost in the quarterfinals. The 46-year-old German is one of several former grand slam champions to recently take up a coaching role with a top player.
Difficult start —
Becker (right) in conversation with Djokovic at the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne, where he lost in the quarterfinals. The 46-year-old German is one of several former grand slam champions to recently take up a coaching role with a top player.
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Becker won six grand slam titles during a 15-year career. Since retiring in 1999 he has become a skilled summarizer for broadcasters around the world. His decision to switch to coaching surprised everyone, not least because he has never done it professionally before.
From commentator to coach —
Becker won six grand slam titles during a 15-year career. Since retiring in 1999 he has become a skilled summarizer for broadcasters around the world. His decision to switch to coaching surprised everyone, not least because he has never done it professionally before.
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However, the pairing of 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg seemed obvious. The Swede, a six-time grand slam winner himself, was a player Federer idolized when he was growing up. Both men are renowned for being extremely stylish players.
A perfect match? —
However, the pairing of 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg seemed obvious. The Swede, a six-time grand slam winner himself, was a player Federer idolized when he was growing up. Both men are renowned for being extremely stylish players.
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"He's such a great player, but there's always minor things you can work on," Edberg said. "I really think I can make a little difference. And if I can, maybe that will take him back to where he was."<br />
Mutual respect —
"He's such a great player, but there's always minor things you can work on," Edberg said. "I really think I can make a little difference. And if I can, maybe that will take him back to where he was."
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Eight-time grand slam champion Ivan Lendl helped Andy Murray to win his first two major titles, as well as an Olympic gold medal.
Lendl leads the way —
Eight-time grand slam champion Ivan Lendl helped Andy Murray to win his first two major titles, as well as an Olympic gold medal.
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Since splitting with Lendl in March 2014, Murray has teamed up with former women's No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo.
French liaison —
Since splitting with Lendl in March 2014, Murray has teamed up with former women's No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo.
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Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is something of a veteran on the coaching circuit compared to the likes of Becker and Edberg, having started coaching fellow Croatian Marin Cilic in 2010. <br />
Croatian champions —
Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is something of a veteran on the coaching circuit compared to the likes of Becker and Edberg, having started coaching fellow Croatian Marin Cilic in 2010.
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Michael Chang (right), who stunned Edberg in the 1989 French Open final as a teenager, took up a coaching role with rising Japanese star Kei Nishikori last December.
Nishikori chooses Chang —
Michael Chang (right), who stunned Edberg in the 1989 French Open final as a teenager, took up a coaching role with rising Japanese star Kei Nishikori last December.
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Spain's two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera started coaching France's Richard Gasquet in February 2014.
Bruguera to coach Gasquet —
Spain's two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera started coaching France's Richard Gasquet in February 2014.
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