Boris Becker: “Ivan Lendl was the first complete tennis player”

The German extenista Boris Becker thought of that one in all his former rivals, Ivan Lendl, was “the first complete tennis participant a hundred percent” and “one thing like a pioneer” in his sport, and famous that as well as, after his profession as a participant, he’s “one in all the finest coaches in the world.”

“He was maybe the first a hundred percent complete skilled, who did the whole lot from the racket stringing to physiotherapy and food plan. I’ve nice esteem and for me he stays one in all the finest coaches in the world. At the moment, Novak Djokovic is the one who does it finest and Iván was one thing like a pioneer in that regard “, stated the German on the event of the 60th birthday of the Czech participant.

In his profession as a participant, Lendl led the world rankings for 270 weeks, successful eight Grand Slam, whereas in his stage as coach, he led Briton Andy Murray to get three Grand Slam and two Olympic gold medals, along with directing the German Alexander Zverev, with whom nonetheless, he was not working greater than a yr.