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[Phenomenadal]

Stopped reading at "Dear fans".

 

[RuRo]

Wow, interesting news.

Weird that Berdych seems to want to emulate Murray so much - already tried to get Lendl, now he picks up Danny. Or maybe he just hopes to have a familiar set up that wil tempt Lendl to return to coaching :lol:

 

[Cloren]

Wow, that's surprising.

 

[DjokerLife94]

Didn't see this coming.

 

[Edith09]

Interesting. I don't if it's not too late for Tomas (to win slam).

 

[amierin]

Lendl and Vallverdu are said to be close.

Lendl has a very strong relationship with Vallverdu. In a recent interview about the two years he spent coaching Murray, he told this newspaper that “You guys don’t understand how much I relied on Dani.”

(...)

As previously reported in these pages, they got off to a bad start with Mauresmo when she was appointed with no consultation or even warning, and Vallverdu in particular never managed to build a working relationship with her.

At the end of the season both men decided that enough was enough, and told Murray that they had given all they could to his cause. Green has since been working with Alexander Zverev, the highly talented German 17-year-old, who is one of the players being pursued by Adidas as possible replacements for Murray when the Scot's kit deal finishes at the end of the year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/te...out-on-the-Scot-not-the-other-way-around.html

 

[emotion]

So is this to just lure in Lendl? :lol:

 

[Berd Lover]

Maybe just what Tomas needs to shake things up a little :cheerleader:

Are there any other coaches on tour who are younger than the player? Berdy is 29, and Vallverdu is 28

 

[Slice Winner]

Berdych to become (more of) a pusher.
Book it.

 

[Time Violation]

Vallverdu finally gets to coach a player with a forehand.

 

[MariaV]

First I thought Berdych was joking.
:lol:

 

[Bruce7]

Berdych becoming to Murray what Dimitrov is to Federer.

 

[Kiedis]

It's Dani, shortname of Daniel.

 

[Sauletekis]

Maybe just what Tomas needs to shake things up a little :cheerleader:

Are there any other coaches on tour who are younger than the player? Berdy is 29, and Vallverdu is 28

Joao Sousa's coach (Frederico Marques) is also 28, but Sousa is only 25.

 

[zjtennis]

Well, that is a plot twist -- if you can't get Murray's best coach, get the closest thing connected to him. :lol:

 

[eldanielfire]

I can see this being a very good move for Tomas. He may have wanted Lendl but now he has a coach who knows how he works.


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[Sunflowerseed]

There was an article in the New York Times last week talking about how Murray may well be the most influential player of his generation, because all of the top players are copying him by hiring former champs as coaches. Berdych taking that one step further by hiring members of Murray's team!

 

[chalkdust]

There was an article in the New York Times last week talking about how Murray may well be the most influential player of his generation, because all of the top players are copying him by hiring former champs as coaches. Berdych taking that one step further by hiring members of Murray's team!

Let's discuss this if/when the top 4 all have women as coaches.

 

[danny66]

I want to seem some major improvements in Berdych's game. Hopefully this will be a good appointment.