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Federer to work with Paul Annacone on trial basis

MIAMI (AP)—With his ranking on the decline, Roger Federer is working with coach Paul Annacone on a trial basis.

Annacone, an American, is the former coach of Pete Sampras. He also coached Marat Safin and Tim Henman, and is now the head coach of men’s tennis for Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association.

“I’ve been looking to add someone to my team, and I’ve decided to spend some days with Paul Annacone,” Federer said on his website Monday. “As Paul winds down his responsibilities working for the Lawn Tennis Association, we will explore our relationship through this test period. Paul will work alongside my existing team, and I am excited to learn from his experiences.”

In the past two months Federer has slipped to No. 3 in the ATP rankings, the first time since November 2003 he’s been that low. He trails No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic.

Federer has worked with coaches Darren Cahill, Jose Higueras and Tony Roche, but has also gone without a coach for extended stretches.

He’s scheduled to play his first tournament since Wimbledon beginning Aug. 9 in Toronto. He plans to play in Cincinnati the following week before heading to the U.S. Open, and may be accompanied by Annacone.

“They will take the necessary time to see if the relationship can work,” Federer’s agent, Tony Godsick, said in an e-mail. “I would assume that Paul, if he can work it in with his remaining responsibilities and schedule with the LTA, will join Roger for some of his upcoming summer hard court events in North America.”

Federer’s most recent title came in January at the Australian Open, his 16th Grand Slam championship. His record streak of reaching the semifinals at 23 consecutive major tournaments ended when he lost in the quarterfinals at the French Open.

At Wimbledon, he also lost in the quarterfinals following seven consecutive appearances in the final.

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Op zondag 8 augustus 2010 01:24 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:

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Federer sets sights on 20 Grand Slam titles

AP - Thursday, August 12, 2010

LONDON (AP)—Roger Federer has set himself a target of reaching at least 20 Grand Slam titles before he retires.

The 29-year-old Swiss took his tally to 16 with a victory at the Australian Open earlier this year, but he failed to get beyond the quarterfinals at either the French Open or Wimbledon and has dropped to No. 3 in the world rankings, his lowest position since November 2003.

However, despite his recent form, Federer told the BBC that winning 20 majors is a realistic aim.

“I believe that having won three Grand Slams per season three times, and two per year a couple of times, it’s something doable for me,” he said. “I only play 16-20 tournaments per year, so I’m not overplaying, and that keeps the fire burning.”

Federer, who is regarded by many as the greatest ever player, overtook Pete Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon in 2009. By winning the French Open a month earlier, he became only the sixth man in history to win a career Grand Slam.

But his aura of invincibility has faded in recent months: he has not won a title of any kind since the Australian Open, and his quarterfinal loss to Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon marked the first time he failed to make the final at the All England Club since 2002.

Federer, who is married with 1-year-old twin daughters, denied his motivation had waned.

“I’m giving 100 percent for each and every tournament that I play because I don’t play a ton of tournaments,” he said. “Tournaments like Toronto this week and Cincinnati next week are important to me, too. The motivation is huge for the next few years and obviously if I can win Grand Slams that’s fantastic, but they are not the only motivation over the next few years.”

However, Federer did admit that his body requires more attention than it used to.

Being a teenager is different to being 23, and being 23 is very different to say being 28. Today, I know my body better than ever," Federer said. "Some things take a little bit longer to recover from with age but I can prevent more problems by doing a lot more stretching, physical work, practice, massages. I'm doing everything much more professionally today than I ever have before.

But then of course there's no denying that I've played almost a thousand matches in my life and that obviously has a big wear and tear on your body, too, so you have to be a little bit more careful."

Federer is playing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto this week, his first tournament since beginning a trial spell with Sampras' former coach Paul Annacone.

He will target his 17th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, which begins on Aug. 30.

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Op zondag 15 augustus 2010 14:15 schreef tennisboy het volgende:
Federer weer op 2

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Op zondag 15 augustus 2010 14:37 schreef Outlined het volgende:
Hij moet zorgen dat hij op de US Open als 2e geplaatst staat. Beste is eigenlijk als murray en nadal elkaar in een halve finale van de US Open af maken.

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Op zondag 15 augustus 2010 14:45 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Ja. En het zou echt fantastisch zijn als hij de US Open kon winnen. Hij en Murray zijn de grootste kanshebbers lijkt me.

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Op zondag 15 augustus 2010 16:08 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Zeker, al hoop ik op een stunt van Nalbandian

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Op zondag 15 augustus 2010 16:20 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Ja, het liefst Nalbandian, anders Federer en anders Nadal.

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Op maandag 16 augustus 2010 10:56 schreef LaTiNo het volgende:
mijn gun-hem-een-USO-ranking

1 Nalbandian
2 Nadal
3 Roddick
4 Baghdatis
5 Tsonga

(ik ga er maar vanuit dat JMDP niet mee doet)

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Op maandag 16 augustus 2010 14:38 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Wat bedoel je met ranking? Ik neem aan dat je bedoelt dat dit je lijst is van spelers van wie je hoopt dat ze de US Open winnen.

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Op maandag 16 augustus 2010 17:08 schreef LaTiNo het volgende:

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klopt!

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Op dinsdag 17 augustus 2010 03:21 schreef Outlined het volgende:

Amazing Roger Federer trickshot on Gillette ad shoot

Dit wil ik ook proberen, vrijwilliger gezocht? Federer-fan, wil jij met een blikje op je hoofd gaan staan?