{"id":26341,"date":"2020-07-17T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=26341"},"modified":"2020-07-16T23:06:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T03:06:17","slug":"alexander-zverev-hires-david-ferrer-as-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/07\/17\/alexander-zverev-hires-david-ferrer-as-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev hires David Ferrer as coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev has added David Ferrer to his coaching team on a trial basis.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev posted on his Instagram story: &#8220;Some good news: I am going through a trial period with David Ferrer on my team. Could not be more excited to get back to work. Can&#8217;t wait for the tour to be back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer retired after losing to Zverev in the second round of the Madrid Open last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1147951144\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1147951144?et=_VmXYIgvRbtsUgcMid9Jpg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=jKwpIh9gF4JkaMxjWM5wPyRLixe93BsRgH0acDmA_1s=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zverev said after that match: &#8220;He (Ferrer) is the most respectful guy for me on tour, and one of the most loved people on the tour as well. We&#8217;re going to miss him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These comments demonstrate Zverev&#8217;s respect for the Spaniard, but it is hard to predict whether the trial relationship will be a success &#8211; given it is Ferrer&#8217;s first coaching role.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer will, though, be able to draw on a wealth of playing experience, and offer his perspective from having competed at the highest level of the modern game.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the 38-year-old knows Zverev &#8211; and played against him eight times &#8211; may also be beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>The former World No. 3 and French Open finalist was renowned for his work ethic, consistency and fighting spirit.<\/p>\n<p>These qualities could translate well into coaching, and Ferrer may try to instill some of his discipline into Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>Double-faulting has been the most persistent on-court issue plaguing Zverev over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>The German did, however, achieve his best Grand Slam result in January when he reached the Australian Open semi-finals.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Zverev&#8217;s Previous Coaching Partnerships<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Zverev&#8217;s history of coaching arrangements with former top players adds to the uncertainty over whether the appointment will work.<\/p>\n<p>Former World No. 1&#8217;s Juan Carlos Ferrero and Ivan Lendl have coached the German, but both relationships ended with disagreements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 479px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/872481184\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 124.00835% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/872481184?et=6MmxIadMTH91pQZ4RFAUKA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=uJ9j_9XsGASfMHOJsfyWR4KInc-8WuUwciv6uIKZtX8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"479\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zverev won the 2017 Rogers Cup during his eight-month spell working with Ferrero, but the Spaniard has criticised Zverev for being unable to &#8220;perform quality training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the 3IGUALES podcast in April, Ferrero added: &#8220;There were protests. Stops. Anger. Distractions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the time, we collided due to his lack of punctuality and lack of respect for the team members, even though his father helped me a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Under Lendl&#8217;s tutelage, Zverev won the 2018 ATP Finals, but they split in July 2019 after 11 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1059811690\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.32997% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1059811690?et=fK-rCSrtTG9w-20uIY9TJQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=qH_b_siIWFczEvXQyzq2jwq4R3CcliNjCEkEwWiKtvw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zverev suggested to reporters at the 2019 Hamburg European Open that the Czech lacked commitment to their partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Lendl, though, told AFP that Zverev has &#8220;off-court issues that make it difficult to work in a way that is consistent with (his) philosophy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/613152684\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 76.76768% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/613152684?et=OoCd7kC2RmZVHr7HQidR2Q&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=NZXpWZwo2lxdbAX5pboR6TNfajUCPYYwFGWmlaGLZLo=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"456\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev has added David Ferrer to his coaching team on a trial basis. Zverev posted on his Instagram story: &#8220;Some good news: I am going through a trial period with David Ferrer on my team. Could not be more excited to get back to work. Can&#8217;t wait for the tour to be back.&#8221; Ferrer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3530,"featured_media":26388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,9,11519],"tags":[85,11582,445,2883,325,3601],"class_list":["post-26341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp","category-featured","category-news","category-tennis","tag-alexander-zverev","tag-alexander-zverev-david-ferrer","tag-david-ferrer","tag-german-tennis","tag-ivan-lendl","tag-juan-carlos-ferrero"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}