Welcome Günter Bresnik!
After Thierry Champion, Pier Gauthier, Olivier Delaitre, Tarik Benhabiles, Roger Rasheed, Patrick Chamagne, Eric Winogradsky, Jan de Witt, Mikael Tillström and Liam Smith, the experienced Austrian coach is the new coach of Gaël Monfils, 34 years old and 11th at ATP.
Known for his high standards and his “quantitative” work, Bresnik, 59, is notably the man who shaped Dominic Thiem from childhood until 2019. In the 1980s, the former medical student collaborated with Boris Becker or… Henri Leconte.
The winner of the 1991 Davis Cup is very surprised by the choice of the French n ° 1.
What does the Monfils - Bresnik duo inspire in you?
HENRI LECONTE.
It’s a huge surprise.
What is interesting is Gaël's approach to take someone who is uncompromising and will not let him through.
We're going to have to work very, hard and accept a lot, because Günter won't let go.
Situations like the ones we are currently experiencing with Covid-19 make us aware of certain things.
Gaël may have clicked.
But is it not too late?
In any case, he went to find someone who is “no limit”.
Ah ok Günter Bresnik ist der neue Trainer von Gael Monfils.
Vielleicht bin ich ja nicht der letzte, der das mitbekommen hat.
Vielleicht aber schon.
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- Lukas Zahrer (@ZahrerLukas) January 23, 2021
That is to say ?
Bresnik is aware of Gaël's extraordinary physical potential.
He's one of the players with the best physique but hasn't made the most of it.
He always plays on his achievements.
There, Gaël made the decision to hurt himself.
But be careful not to explode!
34 years old is not 18 or 22, the body does not react the same way.
Gaël is crystal, fantastic athleticism, extraordinary agility, one of those who move the best.
The only thing that scares me is that he farts.
Let Günter push him to his limits and let the body not follow.
What memories do you keep of your collaboration?
(Smile)
It's far!
It lasted about a year.
I wanted to give my physique a boost.
I went to Austria, we pushed the limits… and I broke.
My back farted.
Günter is conscientious, rigorous, organized, picky ... He is not the style to round things off.
Sometimes he pushes you too far.
With him, you have to be really ready.
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How can it work with Monfils?
The process is nice, but it can be finished in three or four months.
Günter knows tennis extremely well.
Its fault is a bit of communication.
Maybe he also takes this challenge to improve himself, to learn to be a little more conciliatory.
Gaël is a nugget.
You have to understand him well for him to be happy.
If he's not well in his head, it's over.
You have to identify it mentally, find the right words, otherwise it's complicated.
We can't just say to him:
Move over a bit
if things aren't going well.
In any case, I hope that Gaël will give us moments of happiness in this sad period.
Last year, he made an extraordinary start to the season.
He could have done great things in June at Roland Garros
(Editor's note: the tournament had been postponed to the end of September)
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