“I don’t have time”: Mikhail Youzhny rules out the possibility of being Christian Garin’s next coach

Christian Garin (82nd) ​​is still looking for a coach. After ending her relationship with Andrés Schneiter, the national tennis player He worked under the orders of Duglas Cordero, PF of the Davis Cup team, and Paul Capdeville. More than one name revolves around the country’s number two. However, the list is shrinking.

In recent days, Mikhail Youzhny was present at Arican training. In fact, the option of him coaching during the season which begins in a few weeks has been considered. However, the Russian gave up on this idea, although he highlighted the Chilean’s enthusiasm, citing his schedule as an excuse. “Christian asked me to work with him, but I don’t have time at the moment. I told him we could train together a bit and maybe go to some tournaments, but I’m not sure,” he told Tennis Mayors.

The former tennis player also announced that he intended to work full-time with one of his compatriots, but did not provide a name. In this way, everything indicates that Garin will work, at least in the first part of 2024, under the supervision of Paul Capdeville , who accompanied him these last few days. The two men have a close relationship that dates back to the end of 2012, more than 11 years of friendship.

It all started when they were both active, partners in four Davis Cup Series. The first time the nominees appeared was in September of the aforementioned year, when Chile played in the World Group play-offs against Italy. That weekend, Garin made his competitive debut at 16 years and 119 days old. The youngest national to do so. After this defeat, two series will take place in 2013, first against Ecuador then against the Dominican Republic, a year in which Chile will be relegated to Zone II of America.

For the second national racket it is imperative to define its final squad soon. In fact, during the first week of January, he should play his first tournament. You must contest the quality of the Auckland ATP, which begins on the 8th of the first month. Then, on the 14th, he will participate in the Australian Open first major competition of the season.

The last contractual relationship between Garin and Andrés Schneiter lasted a little over a year. It started in October 2022 and broke up abruptly in November 2023. They had worked together before, when Gago achieved his best results at the ATP level. Now the story was different. When they announced that they were working together again, Gago had just ended his contract with Pepe Vendrell. With Gringo, it seemed that the Chilean was raising the level, that he was recovering, the coach He decided not to extend his contract without giving further explanations.

“The contract we had finished and it was decided not to continue next year” said the coach when asked Sporty . Then came the dance of names that could have taken charge of his future. At one point they even talked about Juan Ignacio Chela. But the Argentinian chose to join the team of another Chilean tennis player: Nicolás Jarry. The trans-Andean had just worked for seven years with Diego Schwartzmann.