Új edzője van Jennifer Capriatinak: Tom Gullickson. "Hamar megegyeztünk. Megkérdezte, nem akarok-e az edzője lenni, mire azt feleltem: miért is ne? Ebben maradtunk" – mondta Gullickson. Capriati ezt megelőzően Heinz Günthardttal dolgozott, akivel a Roland Garros után "szakított".
She's working with Gullickson, ending brief stint with Gunthardt
WIMBLEDON, England - Jennifer Capriati is working with former U.S. Davis Cup captain Tom Gullickson at Wimbledon, ending a brief stint with Heinz Gunthardt after the French Open.
Gullickson supervised Capriati’s hitting session against French Open champion Anastasia Myskina on Sunday.
“She knew I was going to be here, she asked me to help her out and I said, ’Sure, why not?”’ said Gullickson, who briefly coached Pete Sampras. His brother, Tim Gullickson, was Sampras’ longtime coach.
Gunthardt helped Capriati reach the French Open semifinals, where she lost to Myskina. Capriati, a former French and Australian Open champion, didn’t give a reason for the split.
Gullickson said he and Capriati hadn’t spoken about the coaching arrangement extending beyond Wimbledon.
The Championships, Wimbledon, GBR, June 21 - July 4, 2004.
Jennifer will play her eleventh Wimbledon and her best results are semifinals in 1991 and in 2001. Last year Jennifer lost in the quarterfinal to the eventual champion Serena Williams in three sets. Current world #1 Justine Henin-Hardenne and world #2 Kim Clijsters both withdrew from the tournament due to injuries. Jennifer is the seventh seed. Serena Williams is the top seed and Anastasia Myskina is the second seed. Venus Williams is seeded third, Amelie Mauresmo is the fourth seed, the fifth seed is Lindsay Davenport and Elena Dementieva is the sixth seed. Jennifer is in the same half of the draw with Nathalie Dechy, Nadia Petrova, Serena Williams, Amelie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova. In the first round match on Tuesday Jennifer will face a qualifier Claudine Schaul of Luxemburg. Jennifer will work with a new coach at Wimbledon - the former U.S. Davis Cup captain Tom Gullickson.
Wimbledonban a 7. helyen emelték ki Jennifert és a luxemburgi Claudine Schaul lesz az ellenfele az első fordulóban. Aki egy kicsit veszélyes lehet mivel nemrég Davenportot verte meg.
Ha minden a papírforma szerint alakul a 16 között Petrova a 8 között S. Williams a 4 között Mauresmo lehet az ellenfele Jennynek.
Hajrá Jenny!