12/26/2023 10:00 a.m. Updated on 12/25/2023 11:01 p.m.
Javier Franaone of the great tennis players in the history of Argentine tennis for having won a bronze medal in Barcelona 1992 -in doubles with Christian Miniussi-, wrote a few months ago in Clarion a phrase that was echoing in the atmosphere: “While the world looks at the players, international tennis players love Argentine coaches.”
And, as a trigger, Ole conducted a survey on the current situation that determined shocking results: 13 players within the top 100 have a national coach (there are 15 in total, given that Francisco Cerúndolo and Sebastián Báez are guided by two).
“In general, Argentine coaches are very professional and take care of every detail. “This case is unique, because there are many people who know a lot about tennis,” he commented. Facundo Lugonescoach of the British Cameron Norrie (18th) since the time they met at the University of Texas. But the example of the native of Adrogué is not far from being an isolated one, since more frequently foreigners come to look for TDs born in these lands.
The German Yannick Hanfmann (51°) is with Juan Pablo Brzezickialso German Daniel Altmaier (56°) works with the Luli Mancini, a Peruvian man Juan Pablo Varillas (83°), who is based in Buenos Aires when he is not competing, travels week by week with Diego Junqueira y Gustavo Marcaccio actively collaborates with the Spanish Rafael Nadal (670°) and with James Munar (86°) for being part of the Balearic sports institution. Furthermore, in recent days there were two additions: that of Juan Ignacio Chela to the Chilean team Nicholas Jarry (19°) and that of Diego Moyanoformer coach of Kevin Anderson and Cori Gauff, to the American Frances Tiafoe (16th). Meanwhile, the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (79th) trains at the academy that Sebastian Gutierrez has in GEBA.
The PF Orazi, in red, with Sebastián Gutiérrez and Sebastián Báez. (IG/martianoorazi)
On the other hand, of the six Argentine tennis players who occupy a place in the top 100, there are five who opt for national raw material. Except Pedro Cachín (70th), who stopped working with Dante Gennaro and started working with the Uruguayan Martín Cuevas, the rest have an Argentine coach. Fran Cerúndolo (21st) recently added Franco Davin (winner of two Grand Slams as coach of Juan Martín Del Potro and Gastón Gaudio) to the group he already had with Old Confederacy. In addition, Baez (28°) is with Gutierrez and Frana; Tomas Etcheverry (30°), con Walter Grinovero; Federico Coria (88°), con Alejandro Fabbri; y Facundo Díaz Acosta (95°), con Mariano Monachesi. Nadia Podoroska (67th), even returned with Emiliano Redondi.
In turn, Leo Olguín (Diego Schwartzman), Carlos Berlocq (Korea), Dante Bottini (Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov), Andrew Schneiter (Christian Garin), Germain Gaich (Fabio Fognini), David Nalbandian (Miomir Kecmanovic), Gerardo Azcurra (Wu Yibing), Sebastian Prieto (Daniel Evans) and Nicolás Pastor (F. Cerúndolo) were top100 players between 2022 and this
And, if the selection range is expanded to the top200 or further back, the list would be much larger, because there is plenty of quality.
Not everyone is a coach
There is also top-level export raw material in chair umpires, physical trainers, stringers and kinesiologists. For example, Luis Pianelli is in charge of leaving the tennis players’ rackets in perfect condition at the Grand Slams and at the Argentina Open; Alejandro Resnicoff works for the ATP as a physio, and Damián Steiner even refereed the final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon until he was suspended for giving journalistic interviews.
María Vago with Cori Gauff.
For his part, Ulises Badio cut off his employment relationship as Nole’s physio. Likewise, Sebastián Cozzarin is the kinesiologist for the Americans Tommy Paul and Jessica Pegula while María Vago works in the same role with Cori Gauff, three in the world and champion of the last US Open. And not to mention those Argentines who accompany the South Americans. As a color detail, Tin Maccione, former PF of Juan Ignacio Londero, among others, now fulfills that role with the No. 2 Junior, the Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco.
2023-12-26 10:00:41
#Coachdicados #Argentine #coaches #sought #ATP #WTA #circuits
