CAMELOT FANTASIES

morning sports fans. just waking up here.

fresh coffee in the process of being made.


this is quite a surprise: andy and lendl have ended their coaching relationship.

I wonder who would be next for Andy.

I personally believe Andy will be fine without Lendl from this point on. Lendl was more of a mental coach anyway and Andy has already converted that demon in 2012.

this is a brutal sport emma. it is just taking Andy some time to get back in the saddle after the back surgery. he suffered for 18 months because of the bad back and he endured a lot of pain.

I think Andy will be fine. he just has to win some matches now and start gathering steam and momentum going into the queens event in London.


as for Lendl, he really has way too much on his plate. I am surprised it lasted as long as it did.

Hewitt is in action tomorrow:

here is the order of play:



http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=403

I hear del potro is out of Miami Masters.

Not sure why he was there in the first place to be honest. Keeps pulling out at the last moment.

If Lendl feels he can't motivate Andy anymore and if Andy feels satisfied after his Olympics and Wimbledon titles, then Lendl is more than likely to walk away. Andy, after all, hasn't won one single title since Wimbledon. Not only that, he lost in two Slams back to back in the qtr finals to Wawrinka and Federer. Whereas after winning USO in 2012 he went on to make the AO final beating Federer on his way. won Brisbane, Miami and Queens before winning Wimbledon. I know the surgery happened in between but that's also the problem, because you really can't tell whether Andy is still motivated or not as it gets really overshadowed by this surgery. But the fact remains, if Andy is really taking time to come around after the surgery and if the surgery is really the thing that's holding Andy back, then it begs the question - why would Lendl leave at a time like this citing all sorts of nonsense? Makes no sense when the same person vowed to stay with Andy  until the end of his career. Unless this somehow is the end of career? Has Andy hinted something to Lendl? We don't know but as I said earlier, time will tell.

If Andy is not motivated then he'll be unable to defend his title at Wimbledon. We can't really play this surgery card anymore. It just feels like a cover up of what actually is going on. I wouldn't blame Andy AT ALL if he does indeed feel satisfied, Hey, it's his life and he has suffered enough and it is ultimately his decision. God knows it isn't easy to be a British player especially for a guy like Andy, who seems to keep such a low profile. Who isn't as flamboyant as Beckham or as fleshy as some other Brits. 

Anyway, I am very sad about all this because I really adored this pair and it felt as if it was a match made in Heaven. Andy looked like Lendl's son most of the time and vice versa. And I remember how much fun they had together just before winning Wimbledon at Queens. We'll just have to wait until the end of this year.

But change is good. Change is for the better if that's what in the card. In that case, I do think Andy will benefit greatly who knows a thing or two about the serves. The mentality is there but a bit of technicality on the serves is still required. He really needs to make his 1st serve more consistent to the point when he's not feeling confident or mind is not there, he can still rely on it. And he can always choose to disguise his 2nd serve. Placing it wisely would be far more helpful than the power but ideal would be to serve a high percentage of 1st serve regardless so that he wouldn't have to go to his 2nd serve.

A few pictures of Andy and Lendl. I hate that it had to come to an end. It was the 2nd most beautiful partnership I've seen in tennis right after Pete/Tim. I am so sad that I will not get to see this anymore.













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