Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has revealed why he has decided to join the coaching team of French rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.<\/p>\n
World No 59 Perricard was forced to seek out a new coach after the sudden exit of Francisco Roig, after he walked out on their new coaching partnership to join Iga Swiatek\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
Perricard started his adventure with experienced coach Roig after the Spaniard parted company with 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu after the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n
But their working relationship came to an end in a sudden fashion when Roig accepted an offer to become the principal coach to former world No 1 Swiatek after she split with Wim Fissette after the Miami Open last month.<\/p>\n
Now he has teamed up with 1997 US Open runner-up Rusedski, who spoke about his move back into coaching in an episode of his latest podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard launches attack on Rafael Nadal\u2019s ex-coach for teaming up with Iga Swiatek<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek confirms new coach as Monte Carlo entry list is revealed \u2013 Tennis Roundup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI got a call whether it\u2019d be interesting to work with Giovanni,\u201d said Rusedski, who previously coached former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka.<\/p>\n \u201cFor some reason, they wanted another big server to work with another big server! And I decided I would give it a go.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I came out here to Monte Carlo and I\u2019ve been here three or four days on court with the young man. It\u2019s going well. It\u2019s an interesting project, so we\u2019re having a trial at the moment, which goes all the way to the end of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you have a project that interests you, you have got to give it a go and try it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always watched his game. I\u2019ve always looked at him as a very talented player. I feel like there are a lot of areas we can work on and improve.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he\u2019s such a nice guy. So, you know, you look at the personality and what you can improve. And for the first three days, it\u2019s gone very, very well. And, you know, you\u2019ve got to have a few weeks together to see if the relationship will build and you can get that momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n Rusedski\u2019s arrival in the Perricard team comes after Roig\u2019s swift departure, with the Frenchman unimpressed by the decision of the Spaniard to join Swiatek\u2019s team.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Francisco, the plan was to continue at least until the grass season, but after Miami, he decided to end the relationship,\u201d began the Frenchman to\u00a0<\/span>L\u2019Equipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, up to that point, everything had been going very well. We were going to meet for a training week in Spain.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my agent who informed me. He didn\u2019t tell me directly. I trusted his word, what he could bring to the table. To throw all that away so quickly seems like a shame to me. Then, it\u2019s a tough, ruthless world.<\/p>\n \u201cI had never seen anything like it. It was very surprising and disappointing. But it will serve to develop myself.<\/p>\n \u201cI prefer to draw something positive from these situations rather than something negative. It will make me stronger, even in life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe had just started, there wasn\u2019t a special bond, and it was harder to split from Manu (Planque).<\/p>\n \u201cBut it took me half a day to process it. Was it my fault? Not really.<\/p>\n \u201cI had nothing to do with it, especially considering the videos that came out quickly (with Swiatek). But personally, I don\u2019t think this project was put together in 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n He also spoke warmly about Rusedski joining his team as he added: \u201cWe were in touch when I was looking for a coach. He was very interested.<\/p>\n \u201cAdditionally, he had a playing style similar to mine: big server, net presence, and offensive. I was convinced he could help me. And I thought, \u2018Why not give it a try?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Iga Swiatek sends 18-word thank you message to Rafael Nadal as videos of training with legend emerge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Former British No 1 opens up on his new coaching partnership with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has revealed why he has decided to join the coaching team of French rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. 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