The former coach of Christian Garin begins this new adventure with the country’s number one. The debut will take place from this Monday at the ATP 250 in Almaty. Horacio Matta, the left-handed coach, explains to Deportivo the reasons which led to his arrival.
A month after his departure as coach of Christian Garin, Gonzalo Lama begins new direction as coach led by Alejandro Tabilo number one in Chile and 23rd in the world rankings. The left-hander is currently coached by Horacio Matta, with whom he won the ATP 250 title in Mallorca this year on grass.
In the constant search for improvements and adjustments, The name of León appeared, who will join the technical staff of the Toronto native and will share tournaments with Matta. Tabilo’s coach explains to The sportsman of Kazakhstan the reasons which led him to add it.
“I have known Gonzalo for many years. Gonzalo was one of the great professionals we had not only in tennis but also in sport in Chile. Regarding his professionalism during his career, all the health and physical obstacles he had to overcome and the fact that he managed to reach a level that few have and overcome all these obstacles,” begins -he said.
The very good relationship and the proximity in age between Lama and Tabilo (respectively 31 and 27 years old) were also a key factor for their arrival. “I was actually waiting for the opportunity for Gonzalo to be available to come work with us because he was like a super natural.” because Alejandro likes him a lot, he respects him a lot as a player too and I respect Gonzalo a lot because, as I tell you, I have known him for a long time. So I really understand the technical and tactical part as he likes it, apart from his way of working,” he emphasizes.
As for the diet they will have, it will be distributed. “I really think it’s a great contribution and like I told you, I’ve been waiting for the opportunity for him to join it’s up to us to work together. So we decided that he would come a few weeks before the end of the year to be together and establish a schedule for next year, taking a few weeks for him, a few weeks for me and doing it together,” explains- he.
In recent weeks, the former tennis player accompanied Horacio Matta’s son, Anders, during his visit to the Antofagasta Challenger, where the player representing the United States advanced beyond the first qualifying round and obtained his two first points at ATP level. ranking 1,584th in the world rankings.
“He was with my son. He stayed with Gonzalo’s parents when he was in Santiago. As I tell you, with Gonzalo we are a family “We have known each other for many years and I am also very close to Gonzalo’s family,” he says.
The duo’s debut is scheduled for this week, when Tabilo plays at the ATP 250 in Almaty. The tennis player has just fallen in the third round of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, where he suffered a painful defeat against the American Tommy Paul, after letting go. five match balls and two breaks ahead in the second set of this match.
The experience with Garin
Last January, Gonzalo Lama announced in this media the end of his career as a professional player at the age of 30. “I think it’s a very visceral decision. I don’t think I can blame myself for the way I did things, maybe for one decision or another, but it was very natural from the moment I knew I had to have surgery. My body and mind told me it was time to stop. Yes, it’s a phase of my life that’s coming to an end, but I’m looking forward to what’s to come. Over time, I will miss it, I am still young. Perhaps I could have extended the race a little further, but at this moment in my life, I am not mentally ready to continue,” he explained on this occasion.
After reaching this important milestone, he immediately collaborated that week with the Davis Cup team in the qualifiers against Peru in Santiago and after this draw he quickly began working as coach of Christian Garin, who was looking for a new impetus for his team. career.
After a complex start, Gago managed to reach the semi-finals of the ATP 250 in Munich and Estoril, with resounding victories like the one he achieved against Alexander Zverev in the German city. However, just as everything seemed to be taking off, a succession of poor results and physical problems complicated the scenario and eroded the professional relationship, so much so that as the Davis Cup final approached, the former tennis player s ‘is withdrawn on good terms.
Now, at the head of Alejandro Tabilo, Gonzalo Lama is starting a new course in Kazakhstan as a coach on the circuit.
Source: Latercera
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