Roche wants to coach Lleyton
By Leo Schlink
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21829022-23216,00.html
June 01, 2007
TONY Roche has broken his silence to declare his
interest in coaching Lleyton Hewitt in the wake of an acrimonious
split from Roger Federer.
TONY Roche在與Roger Federer結束合作後，首度打破沉默表明有興趣當
Lleyton Hewitt 教練的意願。
Roche, regarded as the finest coach in international tennis,
refuses to elaborate on the reasons behind his dismissal from the
Federer camp.
被視為網球界最好的教練的Roche,拒絕說明他和Federer結束合作的原因。
But sources point to Federer's reluctance to pay Roche adequate
bonuses - despite winning six of his 10 majors under the
Sydneysider - as the main reason the pair fell out.
有來源指出造成兩人分開的原因是Federer不願付Roche足夠的獎金。
"I have no comment on that," Roche said.
"I'm taking a break at the moment and don't have any plans.
"But it would be nice to be involved with an Australian player
again."
"Lleyton and I go back a long way.
"He's playing the French Open right now and he's got Wimbledon
coming up and I don't want to distract him from that.
"But when he gets back home after Wimbledon, I'd like to talk to
him."
Roche說："我無可奉告,我目前正在休息,還沒有任何計畫,但如果能再跟澳洲
球員合作會很不錯。Lleyton和我認識很多年了,他正在打法網,接著還有溫網
要打,我不想讓他分心。但當他打完溫網回來後,我願意和他談談。"
Roche, 62, was fired by Federer after the world No.1 bombed out of
the Rome Masters, losing to Italian wildcard Filippo Volandri.
The decision shocked even the Swiss critics who declared Roche too
old to help Federer, despite the pair's stunning record of 192
wins from 205 matches since 2005.
Those in Roche's corner are furious with Federer's post-split
comments about "lack of communication".
Roche and Federer shared a handshake agreement since the end of the
2005 season.
The partnership was based on Roche travelling 16 weeks a year, but
it floundered badly after Federer's victory at the Australian
Open.
Hewitt and Roche first became involved at senior level during
Australia's Davis Cup victory over France in Sydney in 1997.
Hewitt wanted Roche to become his personal coach when Pat Rafter
retired in 2002, but the French Open singles champion was unable
to take up the offer because of hip surgery.
Roche has always been close to Hewitt and, with Hewitt now living
in Sydney, a mid-season union between the two is now regarded as
inevitable.
Hewitt has been without a full-time coach since Roger Rasheed
resigned in January. He was briefly replaced by Scott Draper, who
has since concentrated on his golf career.
The probability of Roche and Hewitt collaborating paves the way
for Hewitt to have the best coaching in the world provided Darren
Cahill is retained as Davis Cup mentor.
Cahill and cup captain John Fitzgerald are currently helping
Hewitt to prepare and, with Roche disinclined to travel, the pair
remain integral to Hewitt's renaissance.
Swiss sources continue to speculate that Cahill will become
Federer's new coach.
But Cahill, who has recently re-settled in Adelaide, has existing
contracts with US television networks and Tennis Australia.
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