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Federer coach Roche says Swiss No. 1 can only get better
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-28 16:05
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Australian coach Tony Roche says world No. 1
Roger Federer can only get better.
 Roche, who has been Federer's part-time coach since January, has
pinpointed areas of the 24-year-old's game that need improvement. He'll join
Federer at the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China, in November to begin
working more closely with him.
"I think his net game, he is obviously a good volleyer but he can get
better," Roche said Wednesday. "I think if he served and volleyed more it would
certainly help his cause in the long run.
"His second serve, it was pretty impressive at the U.S. Open (where he beat
Andre Agassi in the final), but it can get a little bit better."
Roche said Federer was a model player.
"The thing with Roger is that he is just about the complete player," said
Roche. "The players that I have worked with before like (Ivan) Lendl and Pat
(Rafter), Roger is sort of a blend of all those guys. That is the ideal world,
to have people play tennis like Roger Federer."
Federer has held the ATP top ranking for 86 weeks.
After Shanghai, Roche and Federer won't meet again until just before
January's Australian Open at Melbourne, where Federer will attempt to win his
third Grand Slam singles title in a row.
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