Novak Djokovic faces season of ups and downs, says coach Vajda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/26609361
Indian Wells was Marian Vajda's first coaching assignment of the season. It was decided last year to reduce his schedule so that he could spend more time with his family, and allow Boris Becker to bring all his Grand Slam experience to the role of head coach.
John McEnroe, on a visit to our studio at the BNP Paribas Open, told me that the ideal scenario would be for Vajda to continue as a full time coach with Becker added to the team for the big events.
"I think either he's going to find this isn't going to work out or he's going to try to get it where he has both of the guys there at the same time at a French Open, or even at an event like this," he said.
"I think that would be to me the way he can get that extra one or two percent that he's trying to get from Boris. It just seems somewhat unusual, I think it is safe to say: awkward would be a word that would come to mind."
"[Boris] is used to sort of being the guy and having everyone doting over him and making sure that everything is OK for him. So for him to do that for someone else, it'll be interesting to see if he can figure a way to sort of be in the background, but also add something of substance."
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Interesting words from McEnroe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/26609361
Indian Wells was Marian Vajda's first coaching assignment of the season. It was decided last year to reduce his schedule so that he could spend more time with his family, and allow Boris Becker to bring all his Grand Slam experience to the role of head coach.
John McEnroe, on a visit to our studio at the BNP Paribas Open, told me that the ideal scenario would be for Vajda to continue as a full time coach with Becker added to the team for the big events.
"I think either he's going to find this isn't going to work out or he's going to try to get it where he has both of the guys there at the same time at a French Open, or even at an event like this," he said.
"I think that would be to me the way he can get that extra one or two percent that he's trying to get from Boris. It just seems somewhat unusual, I think it is safe to say: awkward would be a word that would come to mind."
"[Boris] is used to sort of being the guy and having everyone doting over him and making sure that everything is OK for him. So for him to do that for someone else, it'll be interesting to see if he can figure a way to sort of be in the background, but also add something of substance."
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Interesting words from McEnroe.
