CAMELOT FANTASIES

Assuming all were available and willing at some point to coach after their careers ended, who among the current top 10 players would make the best coaches in your opinion?  Feel free to give your reasons or make comments for any or all of them, order them as you like, etc.

Edit: I'll give 3 coaching scenarios to help pin this down a bit.

1. Coaching children to develop their basic skills
2. Coaching the developing player (mid to late teen) to get them to ATP level and beyond.
3. Coaching the experienced ATP player who has yet to win a major, or is not a top 10 player, to enable him get him to that level.

1 Nadal, Rafael (ESP):

2 Djokovic, Novak (SRB):

3 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI):

4 Ferrer, David (ESP):

5 Berdych, Tomas (CZE):

6 Murray, Andy (GBR):

7 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG):

8 Federer, Roger (SUI):

9 Gasquet, Richard (FRA):

10 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA):

Respectfully,
masterclass

I would take Murray and Wawrinka for option 2: helping the experienced player get over the hump.

I pick these two because as a coach they know that talent isn't enough. You need mettle and belief to cross that line. They would also understand the player who, though gifted, may struggle to actualize their desire on court.

I think this would be harder for Nadal and Federer as coaches since they busted the wall down early in their careers. It might be inconceivable to them that a talented player couldn't get over the hump.

Nole would be a similar proposition, except that from the beginning he knew that he would win a major, he just didn't know when. That differentiates him from Rafa and Roger, and at the same time, from the rest of the Top 10.

I'd give an honorable mention to Gasquet also, because he may be able to help that player based on his own experiences. Sort of a those who can't, teach scenario.

He might have the tools to get someone else over the hump, even if he couldn't do it for himself.

Great thread!