WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _
Pete Sampras is serious about sticking to tennis.
Not only will he keep playing, but the 14-time Grand Slam tournament
champion is bringing back Paul Annacone as his full-time coach.
Annacone resigned Thursday as managing director of USA Tennis
High Performance after a year of running the program aimed at
developing stars of the future.
``The opportunity to rejoin Pete at this time in his career is special
for both of us, and an opportunity I could not pass up,
and one that requires full-time dedication,'' Annacone said.
He worked with Sampras from 1995 until December 2001.
They got back together in July on a part-time basis,
and Sampras gave Annacone a lot of credit for helping him win the U.S. Open
_ ending a drought of more than two years without a title.
After beating Andre Agassi in September's final at Flushing Meadows,
Sampras said he would consider retiring.
He said this week he'll play in 2003, after skipping the Australian Open.
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作者: ouch (經過卻無關的涉入) 看板: tennis
標題: [新聞]山普拉斯老教練回鍋
時間: Mon Dec 23 10:42:02 2002
山普拉斯老教練回鍋
【記者雷光涵／綜合報導】
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教練還是老的好。美國網球名將山普拉斯明年不僅要繼續打球，還找回助他贏得
今年美國公開賽的教練安納康，向第十五座大滿貫賽金杯邁進。
安納康日前辭去美國網球協會的職務，回頭當山普拉斯的全職教練，他說：「在
這個時間點與山普拉斯重新合作，對我倆都是特別的緣分，這是我不能放棄的機會。」
兩人過去的合作從一九九五年至去年的十二月，其後山普拉斯曾聘請古利克森、
紅土好手伊吉拉斯擔任教練，但戰績沒起色。今年七月安納康以兼職身分短期執
教，果然讓山普拉斯再攀高峰，贏得美國公開賽冠軍。
【2002/12/23 聯合報】