Roger Federer's former coach Paul Annacone has shed light on how the Swiss prepared for a match.
Annacone was Federer's head coach between 2010 and 2013, when the Swiss won two Year-end Championships (2010, 2011) and also clinched the Wimbledon Championships in 2012.
In a recent conversation with Rock n Roll Tennis podcast, Annacone said that Federer would practice swings inside his room the night before a match.
“Roger was a little different earlier on in our relationship. We did watch a bunch of video, usually the night before. That probably went on for six months or so. But what Roger would the night before, you know, after dinner, he'd swing by my room," Annacone said.
The American coach also opened up about the meeting which took place before match.
"I would pick out three or four themes beforehand of what I wanted him to be aware of. He would come to the room and we would point it out on video something that he did or against someone he’s about to play the next day, some patterns to think about," he said. "But it was not a 17-hour debate. Literally, it was probably 15-20 minutes with Roger’s questions and answers, things that have been good in the past and then reinforcing it the next day right before they play just five or ten minutes."
Federer is arguably the greatest tennis player of all time with 20 grand slams against his name. Federer was ranked world No. 1 in singles for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks.
