After Ivan Lendl Said No, Tomas Berdych Hires Dani Vallverdu

Tomas has been a consistent member of the top 10 for years,he has alot of talent no doubt about it,but lacks something between the ears,and folds like a cheap suit against the top players,i wonder if a new coach with some fresh ideas will help him find that missing ingredient needed to make that step and win a GS,time will only tell?….

December 16th, 2014 at 10:55 am

This is the closest he will get to Lendl IMO

December 16th, 2014 at 11:06 am

Berdych has great physical talent, but his biggest downside is mental. He has lost so many matches choking, especially when serving – the double faults start coming out. He could win something big if he can win matches easily. His mental is the most important to improve his chances

December 16th, 2014 at 12:12 pm

Who is Dani Vallverdu? Seems to be Romanian but beyond that, I have never heard of this person.

December 16th, 2014 at 12:54 pm

Thanks Wikipedia…OK…Venezuelan. Wouldn’t have guessed it with that last name. Former Murray coach and Lendl protege. Guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens and if he can clear the fog out of Berdy’s brain. I have my doubts.

December 16th, 2014 at 12:57 pm

it seems late, but you never know. look what stan has done under soderling’s former coach.

December 16th, 2014 at 1:34 pm

Not really a Berdych fan ,but i really think it would be great to see another player making a breakthrough,just to make things more interesting at the top,although im not entirely sure how realistic it is at this point?….

December 16th, 2014 at 2:12 pm

Dani may help Berdych with stamina and being able to last through tournaments longer. Not sure what else he can do. He did good work with Murray but without Lendl wasn’t able to get him over that final hurdle.

December 16th, 2014 at 2:51 pm

did anyone say why Lendl said no to coaching Berdych?

December 17th, 2014 at 12:41 am

Am quite shocked by this news. It’s going to be weird watching Andy play Berd.
Am inclined to agree with Giles actually. Tho Dani wanted to be Andy’s head coach so Ivan would only be hired part time, which would suit him.
@SG
Andy and Dani go back years, first met as teenagers in Barcelona.

December 17th, 2014 at 3:41 am

“did anyone say why Lendl said no to coaching Berdych?”

Lendl didn’t want to commit to the amount of time & travel which Berdy wanted. And that wasn’t even considered full time, he said no to 24 weeks. Maybe Berdy thinks in the back of his mind that hiring Dani is a gateway to Lendl.

December 17th, 2014 at 2:17 pm

Take a bow, perfect fan, Okiegal and Naderer. on October 14 you posted the following regarding Berdych’s efforts to sign Lendl

Perfect fan October 14th, 2014 at 11:05 am
Says:
My gut feeling is its going to happen shortly..probably sometime in 2015.

Okiegal Says:
@Perfect fan……I have the same gut feeling!!
October 14th, 2014 at 12:26 pm

Naderer Says:
I concur
October 14th, 2014 at 1:22 pm

Time to junk those gypsy costumes and send back the crystal balls!

December 17th, 2014 at 11:47 pm

Thanks, Colin, and hello……been awhile. I did have the gut feeling, but also said on a post on another thread that I felt like Ivan would do it. So I wasn’t on the ball with that one….but half right!! LOL

December 18th, 2014 at 1:17 am

@Colin…..your post reminded of a song….”Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”…..la la la la la ….sung by the lovely Cher! Loved it!

December 18th, 2014 at 1:20 am

Okiegal before she had all that plastic surgery….

December 18th, 2014 at 5:29 am

@Chick…….grrr I think face lifts are creepy! Yes, you are right. She was prettier before the knife……grow old gracefully celebrity people! Some of the face lifted people end up looking like ducks and chipmunks, imo….

December 18th, 2014 at 12:33 pm

He needs a psychologist, a shrink not a coach.

His problems have always been and will remain upstairs not with his game since barring movement and return he’s as good as it gets in most department.

December 18th, 2014 at 4:44 pm

A mental midget will be a mental midget.
Waste of talent this Berdych.

December 19th, 2014 at 12:24 am

A mental midget will be always a mental midget

December 19th, 2014 at 12:25 am

Um, no.

December 20th, 2014 at 4:25 am