Tomas Berdych Hires Dani Vallverdu as Coach

Kirijax

Hall of Fame
Great news for former Andy Murray coach Dani Vallverdu as he became the coach for Tomas Berdych yesterday. Berdych is 29 and needs to make that last push for a Grand Slam title. Maybe 2015 will be the year he can finally break through. Great news for Vallverdu!

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Mainad

Bionic Poster
Coach of a choker becomes the coach of another choker. Great!

Yes, but the first choker stopped being a choker long enough to win 2 Grand Slams. Now the guy who helped the first choker to achieve this has been hired to help the second choker do the same. So what's the problem? :confused:
 

cc0509

Talk Tennis Guru
Yes, but the first choker stopped being a choker long enough to win 2 Grand Slams. Now the guy who helped the first choker to achieve this has been hired to help the second choker do the same. So what's the problem? :confused:

Do you really believe that Vallverdu had much to do with Murray's slam wins? :confused:
Those wins were mostly about Lendl and of course Murray himself.
Vallverdu is like a lackey.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Do you really believe that Vallverdu had much to do with Murray's slam wins? :confused:
Those wins were mostly about Lendl and of course Murray himself.
Vallverdu is like a lackey.

Lendl himself has gone on record as saying how much he valued Vallverdu's contribution to Murray's team and I believe it's possible he may have actually recomended Vallverdu to Berdych.
 

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
Do you really believe that Vallverdu had much to do with Murray's slam wins? :confused:
Those wins were mostly about Lendl and of course Murray himself.
Vallverdu is like a lackey.

Danni seems to have always sat quietly esp when Lendl was around.

Anyway, wish the best for DV -- seems like a nice guy.
 

heninfan99

Talk Tennis Guru
Don't you ever get physically tired from defending Murray so much. Don't you get finger cramps from typing? :)

Murray should put you on salary.

Yes, but the first choker stopped being a choker long enough to win 2 Grand Slams. Now the guy who helped the first choker to achieve this has been hired to help the second choker do the same. So what's the problem? :confused:
 
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Flint

Hall of Fame
Can you really call 2 players who are among the top 10 best players on the planet "chokers"?

I wish I could choke like Berdych and Murray.
 

Russeljones

Talk Tennis Guru
Can you really call 2 players who are among the top 10 best players on the planet "chokers"?

I wish I could choke like Berdych and Murray.

It's easy enough when you are not able to discern that which separates the top players. I've stopped paying attention to the use of terms like choker, tanker, bot etc. They say more about the author than they ever will about the player.
 
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JRAJ1988

Guest
Don't you ever get physically tired from defended Murray so much. Don't you get finger cramps from typing? :)

Murray should put you on salary.

I guess he'll stop defending him when people stop bashing him with nonsensical remarks. :)
 

Chico

Banned
Is that the guy from Les Muzzerables poster? Good luck with him :)

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Flint

Hall of Fame
Evidently Valerdu walked out on Murray because he didn't like Mauresmo's coaching.

Murray is making a huge mess out of his tennis career. He said he depended a lot of Valerdu.

See article

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news...ant-walked-split-mauresmo-113252038--ten.html
Seems that way atm.

Nothing he could have done about Lendl going but hiring Mauresmo has just been a big mess. Now he has lost Valverdu and Green.

Why was he playing Indian Tennis exho instead of either resting or training.
 

kandamrgam

Hall of Fame
Murray already has a poor h2h against Berdych. Now with his ex coach on the other side the Brit can forget beating Bird anymore :)
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Murray already has a poor h2h against Berdych. Now with his ex coach on the other side the Brit can forget beating Bird anymore :)

I hardly think Berdych needs any advice on how to play Murray. He already has a positive H2H against him. However, hiring Murray's former friend and coach may actually spur Murray on to do better against Berdych in the future! :wink:
 

kandamrgam

Hall of Fame
I hardly think Berdych needs any advice on how to play Murray. He already has a positive H2H against him. However, hiring Murray's former friend and coach may actually spur Murray on to do better against Berdych in the future! :wink:

Lol, will be epic...

Murray's best period was 11-13. Berdych's best was 12-13. During the overlapped period their h2h is 3-3, and Murray leading Slam h2h 1-0. Not much to separate really.
 

clayqueen

Talk Tennis Guru
I hardly think Berdych needs any advice on how to play Murray. He already has a positive H2H against him. However, hiring Murray's former friend and coach may actually spur Murray on to do better against Berdych in the future! :wink:

Every cloud has a silver lining.
 

Crisp

Professional
Maybe the dani appointment is to make things easier in getting Lendl to do a few weeks. Dani knows the drill and may be ok to be under Lendl at important times.
 

m2nk2

Hall of Fame
I always thought Dani was just a friend and hitting partner. And there for moral support. Not really coaching.
 
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