Pedro Cachin: From Player to Coach – New Role Revealed

Pedro Cachinin November of last season, at the age of 30, he put an end to more than 15 years of professional career. Among his most notable achievements are the consecration in the ATP the Gstaad and his time in the Argentine team Davis Cup. During these days, in the AAT Challenger TCA editiona new facet of Cordoban was known: the Spanish coach Nikolas Sánchez Izquierdowith whom he began to work more steadily.

At the close of the first round match, in which his pupil Sánchez Izquierdo, current 305 in the world ranking, managed to advance to the round of 16, the man from Córdoba maintained a dialogue with the former Argentine tennis player Guillermina Naya for the channel YouTube of the AAT: “I am with Niko Sánchez Izquierdo. Since last year I have been helping him for a few weeks and now we are also starting to do so in tournaments. I am very happy because he has very great potential and is at an age where he allows himself to be helped,” Cachin explained about this new role.

And he admitted: “I also, at one point in my career, needed someone who had already been through those situations, that’s why he called me.”

Far from missing the competition, the former world number 50 is enjoying the transition. “I really like to transmit and help. Whether Nico or another boy approaches with a question, I try to lend a hand because I’ve already been through it. It is important that the player has people who empathize with him and who allow him to concentrate only on competing and playing,” he stressed.

With his sights set on the current situation of national tennis, Cachin also referred to the present of the Argentine team and the value of team competitions. “The most important thing is always that we all move forward, regardless of who represents the country. For Argentine tennis it is essential to build from humility, work and have tournaments like these. “It goes far beyond a Davis Cup series,” he said.

From his personal experience, he left a clear message for those who today have the chance to wear the Argentine shirt. “Those who travel have to enjoy it. You don’t know when it can happen again. They are going to feel extra pressure, but you have to take it well, leave everything on the field and then stay calm with it.”he advised.

That pressure, far from being a negative charge, can be transformed into an impulse. “With Argentina you feel that there is a country behind watching everything. That generates a different pressure, but it also gives you a plus. It happened to me as much in the Davis Cup as when I won an ATP: I never had another feeling like it,” he recalled.

Looking back at the most important moments of his career, Cachin He didn’t hesitate. “The Davis Cup, without a doubt. Also when I won my first ATP and entered the top 50which was one of my dreams. And the match with Rafa Nadal in Madrid: I felt like I could compete as equals and enjoy it at the same time, I played for more than three hours in front of 14,000 people and had an incredible time,” he summarized.

Finally, he analyzed the present of the circuit and the growth of the Argentine seedbed. “Argentine tennis is always something to talk about. There is a very strong base in the top 100 and many young guys pushing from behind. Furthermore, between position 100 and 400 there are players who can make the jump at any time. I lived it: I started a year at 240 and finished at 50. These players come out of tournaments like these, that’s why they are so important,” he concluded.