|A tale of two coaches|
|Around the Academy:
My first coach Tarik Benhabiles and I will always be friends.
He's been a huge influence on my life, not only on the tennis court but off it too.
At the time, I guess moving onto Brad Gilbert says it was just time to hear a fresh voice.
But Tarik has done wonders for me. I think I would still be in college if it wasn't for him.
I owe a lot of my success to him.
The decision to not re-hire Brad Gilbert for the 2005 season is based on what I think is best for my game.
It was exciting working with him. We're both pretty passionate about the prospect of something new.
He knows his stuff. He was a top five player and he's worked with Andre Agassi. He knows all about winning which is good stuff.
People say he talks a lot but most of it's funny, so I handled it!