Weird choice to begin the year. Im guessing they're offering her a lot to play here. Still, weak field so hopefully she'll open the year well. Hope she plays Sydney as well, I wouldnt be too happy with her going straight into Melbourne having not played anything in Australia.
Big discussion on radio this morning(RMC) about fed cup between 3 very well known coachs :
- Patrice Dominguez (former tennis pro)
- Jacques Monclar (basket ball)
- Daniel Constantini (Hand ball)
And former rugby union player and doctor :
- Serge Simon
Coachs concluded that there is no change between Escudé and Mauresmo's period, except that Amélie is still in discussion with Marion and her coach. And think that Amélie could try at least one time to let Marion managing her matches on her own.
And Serge as usual disagrees. Because rules are beyond everything even these rules are bad.
It clearly explains why Marion will never make herself available for fed cup without her coach. Because he is the only one to know when adjustements are needed for the next practice sessions and which drills could be changed. As he said :
"My approach is quite different, because I'm not a tennis player". For example, "The shoulder, I view in a mechanic way," he said. "The shoulder of each athlete is completely different, so you need to take care of every specific thing, purely mechanically, for each athlete."
"you know, it's very important to be confident in the way that you practice," he said. And Marion's confidence is only for her coach, and anyone else.
I just finished to read a 4 pages interview in french tennis magazine of december 2012. Nothing really new except 2 things :
- She really wants to be more physically prepared
- During clay season, she really felt out of gas with lowest peak in Roma. Brain worked, but body refused to follow brain orders until San diego.
And as usual, Marion is in core of the discussion :
"J'ai un dialogue normal avec Marion même si à l'année c'est plus compliqué car elle a vraiment avec son père sa propre structure. Il y a du respect. Maintenant on a bien vu que lorsque les meilleures jouent en équipe de France, il y a une transmission avec les jeunes. Quand Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy et Emilie Loit viennent par exemple parler à une trentaine de jeunes joueuses à la FFT, c'est un dialogue bénéfique. Alors oui quand notre meilleure joueuse est en marge, c'est compliqué. Les gens se posent du coup des questions sur le système. Le problème est plus grand aujourd'hui car nous sommes dans une période de creux où Marion est isolée en haut."
Between the lines, Fusai is focusing on one big point.It's difficult for FFT to be credible to people who must trust you (parents, relative, hopes,...) when the only good active player has established her own organization far from Paris and official staff.
la mise en scène avec les deux chaises vides autour de la table
Manifestement la présence du père de Caroline Garcia ne pose pas tant de problèmes. Cela ne me paraît pas dès lors incensé que Walter Bartoli assite également aux entrainements et soit présent dans le stade au cours des matchs.
As she managed a new meeting with fed cup players last week in Roland Garros, she still hoped in Marion's decision turnaround. On video, she feels not really convinced.