Federer Needs A New Coach

I vowed not to talk about tennis again (actually not to watch tennis again) until Roger Federer gets his mojo back and starts playing like the champion that he is. Subjective sentiments, yes. Unreasonable even. Not having cable TV to follow new tournaments definitely helps. I’ve been content on checking tennis blogs for updates, especially now that the summer madness (claycourt events leading to the French Open, which everyone knows is Nadal’s main turf) is about to begin.

I’ve always wondered how I would feel if I’ll get the chance to watch professional tennis in action. I’m sure it’s not going to be a bad feeling. I presume the closest I can get is Shanghai or Dubai. I’ve always been curious about Dubai because it seems to be a very progressive country and I once had a friend who always spends Dubai Holidays because his family is there. My sister even wanted to work there. Had she pursued it, my HOLIDAYS DUBAI scenario would have had a better chance of being realized. 

Going back to Roger Federer, he has a house in Dubai and he practices there whenever he needs to prepare for tournaments in countries with hotter climates. More reason for me to dream of HOLIDAYS IN DUBAI! His tennis results, though, had been disappointing of late, at least up against his usual standards. But I’m not really sure if it mononucleosis is to blame, his age or his failing confidence, or the brilliance of Nadal (as much as it pains me to admit, he is pretty good; cute, too).  Federer also had been without a formal coach since his fallout with Tony Roche about two years ago (I think). It has also been reported that a few months ago when he was in Dubai, he tried to work with Andre Agassi’s former coach, Darren Cahill. I’ve always read about Darren and how great a strategist he is. And if the Agassis loved him, then he has my respect (I’m an Agassi-Graf fangirl). Fans have been waiting for these two to team up, and for a while ithe prospect seemed  plausible enough. The two great tennis minds apparently tried to see if their personalities would mesh before they consider working together professionally. Whatever the answer to this looming question was, it appeared that it didn’t work out. Cahill’s side reported that he cannot accept the opportunity to coach the possibly greatest tennis player of all time because he has a family to attend to and cannot travel with Federer constantly on tour. If this is the real reason or not, we’ll never know. But I’m still hoping that Federer will get a brilliant coach soon.I fear how he will fare in the coming Frenchn Open.