Federer to Work With His Idol Edberg in 2014

December 27, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Adam Wolfthal

Roger Federer has announced that he will work with his childhood idol, Stefan Edberg, for 10 weeks in 2014. Edberg will join Severin Lüthi starting at the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 13.

"I am happy to announce that beginning in Melbourne, Stefan Edberg will join Severin Lüthi on my coaching team," said Federer in a statement. "Severin, who has been part of my team for the last seven years, will do most of the weeks and Stefan has agreed to work with us for at least 10 weeks starting at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Stefan was my childhood hero, and I am really looking forward to spending time and learning from him."

Earlier this month, Edberg took part in a training week with Federer in Dubai.

"I'm really excited to be part of Roger's team and I hope together we can bring out his best tennis," said Edberg, a six-time Grand Slam singles champions and former world number one.

Federer has been without a second coach since he parted company with Paul Annacone in October.

"Roger will play a full schedule next year so we both wanted to make sure we had a solid team in place," said Lüthi. "I want to continue to improve and innovate Roger's game and I really look forward to be working with Stefan. Like Roger, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Stefan and I am sure he will bring a lot to our team as Roger continues to chase titles in 2014."


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