The swedish Peter Lundgrenone of the most famous coaches on the tennis planet in recent decades, He died at the age of 59 after a long illness.. His children Lukas and Julia announced his death in a statement on social networks.
He is the person who brought the company to the top in its beginning. Roger Federer and also won a Grand Slam as Marat Safin’s coach. A former player, Lundgren reached the top 30 in the world. However, at the age of 29 he ended his career and dedicated himself to training. Under his hands they passed some of the greatest tennis figures of the 21st century.
One of them, from history. Lundgren was the man who coached Roger Federer to his first Wimbledon title in 2003.. He coached Federer from 2000 until that season. The character of the young Swiss with whom he has been weaving in recent years has little to do with him and the Swede is, therefore, one of the main characters in awakening the winning spirit of the Swiss. Under him, Federer won his first tournaments.
Lundgren has practiced Marcelo Rioswhich he led to the top10. The list of stars who trained under him goes on Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Marcos Baghdatis or Daniela Hantuchova. However, Lundgren’s other great success came as a coach Marat Safinwhere he won the 2005 Australian Open from the bench.
Source: La Verdad
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