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5/7/11 3:20 PM | Johan Lindahl
Andy Murray has the services this week of adidas coach Darren Cahill at the Rome Masters.
But both Australian coach and Scottish player are taking pains to point out that the arrangement is merely temporary and purely the result of Murray wearing the company's three- striped clothing.
Cahill arrived in sunny Rome from the first rain of the week in Madrid, a day after Murray, who lost badly in the third round to Brazilian Tomaz Bellucci. Cahill said that his work with the world No. 4 was catch-as-catch-can along with his other duties of looking out for the rest of the company's players.
And for his part, Murray said he's unlikely to consider ending the coachless state he's been in since last summer until his run at Wimbledon is done. The player who turns 24 this month said he's happy to have just part-time guidance. "I'm not 100 percent sure yet. But I quite liked the way it worked this week," he told the BBC
"Obviously I can work with them (the adidas team) again, and also in the build up to the French Open. They have a lot of good guys, who've worked with experienced players, that can definitely help. They all seem very motivated to help me."
But Murray insists on stickiing as well with his ad-hoc team of friends and others who have helped him through his career. "I trust the guys I've got around me just now, and I just need to keep working hard."
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Verdasco took advantage of being an Adidas-sponsored athlete, and that's the year he played that blockbuster semi with Rafa at the AO.
(Why he didn't continue with them is another story, but I digress.)
MAndy should take as much advantage of this as he can if Adidas is his sponsor now. Sometimes I wonder when some of the athletes are given these perqs -- Gil Reyes, the conditioning coach for Adidas, practically gave Andre Agassi his career back -- whether they appreciate what they're being offered.
(Especially MAndy. I mean, is he in a condition to turn it all down?)
mara002 , 5/8/11 6:34 AM
Quite true, mara. You just can't argue with a team that comprises Cahill (who coached both Agassi and Hewitt) and Reyes. Murray has to try and maximize his time with them because I think his ad-hoc team has been tried a lot and just doesn't seem to work for him.
samprallica , 5/8/11 11:00 AM
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both Australian coach and Scottish player are taking pains to point out that the arrangement is merely temporary and purely the result of Murray wearing the company's three- striped clothing.
LOL that's because there is a conflict of interest for Cahill-- getting paid commentator MONEY and coaching the guy he's commenting about.
pennster , 5/7/11 10:20 PM