Follow along for all the major moments and reactions as the 2025 Australian Open reaches day eight.
Welcome to the secret and complicated lives of professional tennis coaches.It is a cut-throat world of constant travel – upwards of 30 weeks a year – pressure-filled short-term contracts, reliance on tournament bonuses, and enduring fierce public and private abuse from players.Sacking the coach is often the first solution when a player is in a slump, or if someone higher-profile becomes available, while money disputes sometimes end in court.
Bryan Shelton – a former top-60 player and long-time college coach who is now guiding his son Ben’s career – cringes watching some interactions between coach and pupil.“The relationship in general flips because in junior tennis, and even college tennis, the coach is the boss – but on tour, there is a role reversal for most of the athletes and coach,” Shelton told this masthead.“A lot of times, coaches walk on eggshells, not wanting to upset them, so it can be difficult.
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