Pierre is the man

[Wilhelm]

Time has come to honor one of the most influential people in Roger Federer's career. This slam (AO 2017) belongs to the absentee master of building robust long-term physical condition.

Pierre Paganini is a humble guy, always shy to speak to the media, rarely present in the box and never one to take success for granted. But now, 18 slams (plus Wawrinka's 3) into his career, we have to recognize the immense work going into optimizing the bodies of two Swiss athletes and multiple grand slam winners.

Roger was feeble and prone to lose physical matches up to about 2001, when he decided to trust Pierre with rebuilding his condition over the course of an entire year. Who knows if he would have one even a single of his grand slam titles without him.

Thanks, Pierre. You are the best. Your work, the foundation for the comeback of a 35 year old top player, couldn't have been any better.

 

[AceSalvo]

Time has come to honor one of the most influential people in Roger Federer's career. This slam (AO 2017) belongs to the absentee master of building robust long-term physical condition.

Pierre is a humble guy, always shy to speak to the media, rarely present in the box and never one to take success for granted. But now, 18 slams (plus Wawrinka's 3) into his career, we have to recognize the immense work going into optimizing the bodies of two Swiss athletes and multiple grand slam winners.

Roger was feeble and prone to lose physical matches up to about 2001, when he decided to trust Pierre with rebuilding his condition over the course of an entire year. Who knows if he would have one even a single of his grand slam titles without him.

Thanks, Pierre. You are the best. Your work, the foundation for the comeback of a 35 year old top player couldn't have been any better.

Pierre: "Federer feels like 25"

Boy, did he believe what he said or what.

 

[AceSalvo]

Time has come to honor one of the most influential people in Roger Federer's career. This slam (AO 2017) belongs to the absentee master of building robust long-term physical condition.

Pierre is a humble guy, always shy to speak to the media, rarely present in the box and never one to take success for granted. But now, 18 slams (plus Wawrinka's 3) into his career, we have to recognize the immense work going into optimizing the bodies of two Swiss athletes and multiple grand slam winners.

Roger was feeble and prone to lose physical matches up to about 2001, when he decided to trust Pierre with rebuilding his condition over the course of an entire year. Who knows if he would have one even a single of his grand slam titles without him.

Thanks, Pierre. You are the best. Your work, the foundation for the comeback of a 35 year old top player couldn't have been any better.

Pierre: "Federer feels like 25"

Boy, did he believe what he said or what.

 

[Wilhelm]

Thread bump because Paganini is still the man

 

[Artist]

I liked that he was in player box during the finale

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Without any doubt one of the most important people in Federer's team and career.

 

[Deleted member 54563]

This man is an absolute genius and I think the most underrated, unnoticed figure in men's tennis relative to his deep impact and understanding. How he understood the material he was dealing with (Roger) in all his multi-athletic features and modelled the work regimen that'd optimize him as a tennis player... not only early on in Roger's career but to keep doing it to this day, adapting and improving exercises and routines for the physical condition and shape Roger stands currently at age 35...

He's superb. The artist behind the artist.

 

[MasturB]

Wait who's the physio that Fed parted ways with that Grigor added to his team?

 

[Deleted member 54563]

Really interesting interview back from 2012 at least, that gives a lot of insight on Pierre's work and Roger's foundation as an exceptional athlete.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/tennis/03iht-sratfederer03.html

 

[Wilhelm]

Wait who's the physio that Fed parted ways with that Grigor added to his team?

Stéphane Vivier.

 

[Wilhelm]

Pierre Paganini is now 60 and still working with Federer and Wawrinka. The fact that they are still playing after injuries at 37 and 33 is a testament to his work.

Here is an interview (German) with the man: https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/tennis/darin-ist-roger-ein-absoluter-meister/story/25796953

 

[Badabing888]

This is the man Roger listens and why he will no longer play on clay.

 

[Sport]

Thread bump because Paganini is still the man

Paganini was really good, but Sarasate is the real man.