Tennis Australia Cuts Coaches Funding

Written by: on 3rd January 2013
Brisbane International tennis tournament
Tennis Australia Cuts Coaches Funding

epa03521638 Australia's Lleyton Hewitt returns to Igor Kunitsyn of Russia during their first round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, 01 January 2013. EPA/DAN PELED AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT  |

Tennis Australia has decided to change the way it pays its coaches who look after its pro players and will no longer pay all of their wages.

 

The Age revealed those Australian players who have been having their coaches paid by Tennis Australia such as Lleyton Hewitt and Matt Ebden would have their sums reduced.

 

The players will continue to pay Tennis Australia back 10 percent of their prize money, up to a maximum of $150,000.

 

Ebden’s coach is Peter McNamara, while Peter Luczak is coaching his good friend Hewitt .

 

Marinko Matosevic and Bernard Tomic are not currently having their coaches or expenses paid by Tennis Australia due to Davis Cup rules violations, but it is expected that they begin to receive funding again sometime in the future

 

Josh Eagle, who has coached Matosevic privately, has been appointed Davis Cup coach and will be on the road for 30 weeks and be available to all Davis Cup players.

 

Coaching legend Tony Roche will continue to work part-time with Hewitt. Roche no longer wants to travel a lot anymore.

 

“Those guys are in control of their own coaching now, they’re got to drive that themselves, and I’m here to support them with making the right choices,” former doubles great Todd Woodbridge told the Age.

 

Woodbridge is now Tennis Australia’s head of professional tennis and also does TV commentary.

 

Tennis Australia will also likely do the same with its coaches who work with their WTA player.

 

In related news, Tennis Australia is expected to name a new Fed Cup captain soon

©Daily tennis news wire

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