Sandy's Tennis Corner
  • Home
    • About Sandy Bell
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
  • Untitled
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
  • Untitled
    • Untitled >
      • About Competitive Play
      • USTA League News & Schedule
      • USTA Flex Leagues
      • Palm Tennis, Florida Cup, & Palm Beach Womens Tennis Association (North & South)
      • Palm Beach County Senior League
    • Juniors >
      • Questions on Tournament Tennis
      • USTA Competitive Tournaments
      • USTA Junior Team Tennis
    • Wheelchair Tennis
  • Kids Zone (3 -10 yrs)
    • 10 & Under Program Guidelines
    • NJTL Program
    • Parents Corner
  • High School & Collegiant
    • Local Collages
  • Gallery
  • Videos
  • Blog
  • Back to Basics
    • Equipment Basics
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Rating Guidelines >
      • Adults
      • Juniors
  • Health & Wellness
    • Heat Illness
    • Drug Education
    • Sports Nutrition
    • Fitness Training (Endurance & Strength)
  • Pro Shop
  • My Calendar
  • Links & Contact
  • Home
    • About Sandy Bell
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
  • Untitled
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
    • Untitled
  • Untitled
    • Untitled >
      • About Competitive Play
      • USTA League News & Schedule
      • USTA Flex Leagues
      • Palm Tennis, Florida Cup, & Palm Beach Womens Tennis Association (North & South)
      • Palm Beach County Senior League
    • Juniors >
      • Questions on Tournament Tennis
      • USTA Competitive Tournaments
      • USTA Junior Team Tennis
    • Wheelchair Tennis
  • Kids Zone (3 -10 yrs)
    • 10 & Under Program Guidelines
    • NJTL Program
    • Parents Corner
  • High School & Collegiant
    • Local Collages
  • Gallery
  • Videos
  • Blog
  • Back to Basics
    • Equipment Basics
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Rating Guidelines >
      • Adults
      • Juniors
  • Health & Wellness
    • Heat Illness
    • Drug Education
    • Sports Nutrition
    • Fitness Training (Endurance & Strength)
  • Pro Shop
  • My Calendar
  • Links & Contact
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

9/7/2010

Annacone Leaves British Assignment to Concentrate on Coaching Federer

0 Comments

Read Now
 
Perhaps the announcement came a day too early and in hindsight the Lawn Tennis Association could be accused to wishful thinking but Paul Annacone has quit his role as head of British men's tennis early to exclusively coach Roger Federer and avoid a possible conflict of interest with Andy Murray’s Grand Slam aspirations.
 
As reported in Tennis News, Annacone initially intended to honor his commitments with the LTA until the end of the year while at the same time taking on coaching commitments with world no.2 Federer who wants to take his collection of major titles beyond the 20-mark.
 
Internal discussions at the LTA stressed a growing concern that Murray could well face Federer in next Sunday’s Men’s Singles Final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. However Stanislas Wawrinka put paid to those hopes with his four sets win in the third round.
 
Annacone, 47, took up his LTA role in 2006 and announced in May that he would step down when his contract expired. LTA player director Steven Martens said: "Paul was always going to be moving on in November. But we were aware we would need to keep it under constant review to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
 
"I would like once again to thank Paul for all he has done for British tennis. He leaves insisted: "Sure, it [the roles with Federer and the LTA] looks like a conflict of interest. But if you look at what my agreement says and what the situation is with my employment and my role at the LTA, it isn't."
 
Britain’s newly appointed Davis Cup captain Leon Smith who also fills the role of Head of Men’s Tennis at the LTA was Murray’s coach during the Scot’s formative years. He said: “Even if we had finished everything (with Paul), he's still going to have the advice to give Federer against Andy in the final, it makes no difference whether he's working for us or not at this moment in time. I don't see a problem with it at all.”

Annacone, has previously worked with Pete Sampras and Britain’s former leading player Tim Henman, previously.

Share

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Sandy

    Check out each week new ideas, tennis tips, advice,tennis gossip, & news.

    Archives

    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009

    Categories

    All Equipment Events Instruction & Technique Instuction & Technique Introduction News News Tennis Gossipe4871d6eed New & Tennis Gossip Rules & Regulations Sports Science Sports Science Heat Illness Sports Science Hydration Sports Science Mental Training Sports Science Nutrition Spring Training Strategy Strategy Play Teenis News & Gossip Tennis News Tennis News &Gossip Tennis News & Gossip Tennis NEws & Gossip

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.