David Macpherson had a successful playing career on the ATP World Tour, claiming 16 tour-level doubles titles and climbing as high as No. 11 in the ATP Doubles Rankings. But perhaps the Australian has been even more impressive since as a coach. Macpherson worked with doubles legends Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan for more than a decade (2005-2016) before accepting the job as head coach of the men's tennis team at George Washington University. However, Macpherson still gets to some tournaments to work with the Bryans and John Isner, who on Sunday became the oldest first-time winner at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. ATPWorldTour.com caught up with Macpherson to find out how he balanced working with Isner and...
Neville Godwin has gone from working with one of the most improved players on the ATP World Tour to, again, working with one of the most improved players on Tour. Last season, Godwin helped Kevin Anderson enjoy one of his best years. In mid-January, Anderson was ranked No. 80 in the ATP Rankings, but he finished 2017 in the Top 15 after reaching two finals, at the Citi Open and the US Open, his first Grand Slam title match. Godwin and Anderson split at the end of last season, but the South African coach, who was the Coach of the Year in the 2017 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon, has had an immediate impact with his...
Craig Boynton has worked with a plethora of top players including former World No. 1 Jim Courier, Mardy Fish and John Isner. In 2016, the American began a new phase of his career, setting out on the ATP World Tour with two American stars — Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson — at the same time. Both Querrey and Johnson have achieved career-high spots in the ATP Rankings under the tutelage of Boynton, with recent New York Open finalist Querrey climbing to No. 11 and Johnson reaching No. 21 in July 2016. ATPWorldTour.com catches up with the American coach to learn how working with two players changes his routine, whether he uses a different approach with both players and more. What...
When Ivan Ljubicic ended his playing career in April 2012 he made a seamless transition into the television commentary booth. However, the highly respected and consummate professional both on and off the court was soon in high demand by current ATP World Tour stars. “My view is that if you want to do anything in tennis you have to be ready to travel,” Ljubicic exclusively told ATPWorldTour.com in Rotterdam. “The sport's the way it is, you can’t just sit at home. The biggest difference now is that when I am at home, I am at home. I don’t need to train or anything. I therefore spend quality time with my wife and kids.” As a former World No. 3, who...
If there were a tennis tee-shirt proclaiming ‘Been There, Done That’, Gunter Bresnik would surely wear it. Having spent three decades working as a coach, the Austrian has trained close to 30 players – including a nine-month stint with Boris Becker – in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. As coach to Dominic Thiem for the past 11 years, Bresnik talks to ATPWorldTour.com about the keys to planning a practice session in the first of a new Coaches' Corner series. What are the main differences between planning the structure of a practice session before a tournament or during a tournament? Mainly, the practice sessions are before or after a match. Before a match you oversee a warm-up, ensure...
