2013 WTA Championship in Istanbul and Roger Federer’s future
Yesterday we discussed with a tennis coach results of last weeks – 2013 WTA Championship in Istanbul with Serena Williams’ triumph and ATP tournament at Basel Open, where Federer lost to Juan Martin del Potro in the final.
It was no candidate for the 2013 WTA champion but Serena Williams. But she brought big surprises in the semifinals and the final. Why Serena played ups and downs in the two last matches? It looked like Jelena Jankovic and Na Li had chances for winning?
Serena Williams wasn’t at her best, but she is so dominant that she doesn’t have to be. The rules of probability state that everybody will play around a mean. Serena’s average is incredibly high, but even she has to have better and worse days.
Roger Federer split with Paul Annacone after 3.5 years of working together. Do you think that Federer still has a potential to return to top three of higher? Can any new coach help to Roger to do that?
Annacone should have brought more offense to Federer’s game, but really didn’t. If you’re as successful as Roger Federer, it’s hard to change your tactics. Only Rafael Nadal, as far as I can remember, made a major addition to his game after reaching the top. I’d never count Roger Federer out, but now there are several players besides Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray who can beat him. Probability is not on his side.
Question for the readers. If you were chosen as a new Federer’s tennis coach, what would you change in his game?
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I belief Roger can and still able to regain the #1 ATP ranking. If Roger was to come to me, I know I can make the proper adjustments for him. I have been there to watch Roger played in tournaments. Also, I have talk to people in the back stage that service these top players. I have analyze Roger’s approach to his game for entire week at tournaments. It is not that he cannot beat Nadal or Djokovic anymore; Roger is not letting himself beat these other top players. I have tried to communicate with Roger, but as you know, it is very difficult to come into contact with these players. I know Roger needs to overcome some mental issues before he really can adjust his game. He needs to start looking outside the box for new solutions.
Now, if I was chosen as Roger’s new coach, would I really post how I’m going to fix things for him here. Let’s be realistic! But I do have the solutions and I had the solutions for many years now. If he would have contact me years ago, he would definately be in a better postion now. I had recognized his problematic issues several years back, but these other coaches really don’t know where to start addressing his problems. Tennis is more then just hitting the balls.