Is Andre Agassi Coaching Novak Djokovic For Free?

Maybe Agassi can coach me for free. I could be good for the game if I develop a good game. :-)

June 2nd, 2017 at 5:21 pm

Wonder what these two are up to -NOBODY works for free so what’s going on???

June 2nd, 2017 at 5:29 pm

How lucky Nole is, Pepe is doing it for free, Marko is doing it for free and now Agassi…
… “gde je mnogo babica tu je dete kilavo”.

I know one thing, when ever I was given something for free it ended up costing me much more than if I would have paid for it. Don’t accept freebies anymore.

June 2nd, 2017 at 5:48 pm

Giles, your cynical remark may seem worldly wise to you, but in fact it’s simply untrue. Plenty of people work hard in local politics at a time like this (Brexit and General Election), knocking on doors, distributing leaflets etc.
There are plenty of other examples, though I’ll agree that most Americans don’t pass up any opportunity to make a few bucks.

It’s now established in the language, alas, but “for free” is an ugly and ungrammatical phrase. It ought to be simply “free” or “for nothing”.

June 2nd, 2017 at 6:18 pm

This is another reason why I don’t think Agassi is in this for the long term. It’s one thing to do this for free for a few months, quite another for a few years.

June 2nd, 2017 at 6:18 pm

Giles,

You’re bang on!

I have always wondered what’s going on with Rafa and his coach when I read Uncle Toni worked for free.
I am sure Rafa was compensating his uncle in another way ever since he was a teenager. Like you said: NOBODY works for free… and definitely not someone like uncle Toni ;-)

June 2nd, 2017 at 6:21 pm

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June 2nd, 2017 at 6:45 pm

Not for the long term then. Becker was perfect for Novak

June 2nd, 2017 at 7:01 pm

A serious possibility:

Nole offered a seriously generous contribution to Agassi’s charity. Really no other answer.

June 2nd, 2017 at 7:06 pm

I don’t pay Uncle Toni. Uncle Toni teaches me for the love of the game and lovely nephew. No inside games. No gotchas.

June 2nd, 2017 at 11:38 pm

J-Kath, in three short sentences you have gone from “possibility” to “no other answer”.

June 3rd, 2017 at 12:59 am

Sounds like a very informal arrangement, in which case Agassi can walk away when he likes.

June 3rd, 2017 at 1:10 am

Colin: I’m practising to be a politician.

June 3rd, 2017 at 3:17 am

Uncle Toni had his cap of Iberostar Travels, for advertising :)

June 3rd, 2017 at 3:50 am

TB. Hardly a comparison. Rafa and Toni are relatives. Joker and Agasssi are?????? Lol. I don’t think they even know each other.
There’s only one explanation IMO and that is joker has pledged vast sums of money to Agassi’s Foundation in lieu of a coaching fee.

June 3rd, 2017 at 5:23 am

Colin. Vast difference. What you have put forward is called voluntary work.

June 3rd, 2017 at 5:28 am

I Heard Steffi persuaded Andre to coach Novak, maybe they are both making donations to each others foundations ….

June 3rd, 2017 at 8:31 am

So he’s coaching for the love of the game and not money….fits right in with Pepe!🙄

June 3rd, 2017 at 8:45 am

https://m.rediff.com/amp/sports/report/french-open-its-time-for-me-to-take-care-of-this-guy-agassi-on-djokovic/20170603.htm
Lol. Is he perchance joker’s long lost uncle?
Come on Agassi, now tell us the real reason why joker is the chosen one. No BS please!

June 3rd, 2017 at 9:21 am

I love what Agassi is doing, pulling everybody’s legs, leaving them in dark and guessing:)
I am even more sure now that him and Nole are perfect fit.
The fact is that he was approached by quite a few players in the past and his answer was always “NO”, apparently by Andy himself before he opted to bring Lendl back. That fact tells a lot and why some “fans” are going green.
He is there to stay and will be with Nole whenever Nole needs him, next Wimbledon, but Nole needs second coach to be with him all the time and to get rid of Pepe and particularly Marko who has very negative influence on Nole, so visible when he is in the box in that ugly T-shirt with a smile on his face believing, falsely, in his own importance.
First thing first Andre, kick them out of that box.

June 3rd, 2017 at 9:23 pm

So is Nike not paying Agassi for wearing their clothes?

June 3rd, 2017 at 9:56 pm

Wogboy:

What Agassi said on a TV interview seemed to indicate that he’s not bothered about Nole’s rag-tag support team. He seems to understand Nole’s situation and special needs some of which resonate with his own philosophy.

If the new “Mix” works for Nole and leads to an improved life/work balance, it may be just what the Doctor ordered.????

Be interesting to see what, if anything, occurs in the near future.

June 4th, 2017 at 4:57 am

Agassi already FOS!! It’s catching.

June 4th, 2017 at 10:51 am

Apparently, he is. Coaching him for free. It is not as if he needs the money, nor the kudos. He believes in Novak’s game. There is talk of Novak taking a break from tennis. I don’t believe this will happen. Every player goes through a dip in form. It has happened to Roger and to Rafa many times.

…but look at them now! Incredible form!

Novak will get back to his winning ways. I am certain of it. I see this as a blip. Nothing more.

June 13th, 2017 at 10:11 am