(Reuters) – Roger Federer, who has taken on childhood hero Stefan Edberg as part of his team, thinks the recruitment of former great players as coaches will be good for tennis in the long term.
The 17-times major champion said bringing the likes of Edberg, Ivan Lendl, who coaches Andy Murray, and Boris Becker, who is now working with Novak Djokovic, back into the sport was a positive move.
The 32-year-old, who earlier this week said Edberg had taken some coaxing to get involved, had been surprised at Becker’s involvement, though.
“I didn’t think he wanted to become a coach, I didn’t expect to see him back on tour, that was a bit of a surprise,” Federer told reporters at the Brisbane International on Monday.
