Dean Goldfine
Dean Goldfine
Dean Goldfineis a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States...
listened treated
He really listened to what I had to say, and he was great, always treated me with respect.
confidence game improved point transition
His backhand is much improved ... as well as his transition game and his volleys. He's getting to a point now where he's very comfortable up at the net. And now it's just getting the confidence to be able to do it in big matches.
basically game plan stayed
I think he basically stayed the course. He had a game plan going out there.
few guys quite running runs seen status terms ties
In terms of running the team, I mean, it's pretty much the same as it always is. I've been, obviously, to quite a few ties with these guys and seen how Patrick runs the show. So it's pretty much status quo.
andy besides bit break finished guy guys help higher hit huge improved job kick last mixing moving mph percentage serves service sixth terms tougher trying
Besides the huge first serve, he's actually improved his service games. Last year, he finished sixth in first-serve percentage, which is unheard-of for a guy with that big a serve. Andy did a much better job of mixing his first serve, not always trying to hit the 140 or 150 mph serve. He can do so much with it, in terms of the kick serve, moving it around a little bit more. ... It's going to help him get a higher percentage of first serves in, and it's going to be tougher for guys to break him.
andy bring chance focus fourth great job sat stay stops third
It got a little interesting out there, obviously. After the third set, when Andy sat down, I just said, 'Hey, there's a chance here they're going to bring out all the stops here in the fourth set. Just stay calm. I'll stay calm. Focus on your tennis.' Andy did a great job of that.
grand loss open point
Unfortunately, the U.S. Open loss was very tough. For Andy, the Grand Slams are really at this point what matters.
aggressive style whoever
We need to be aggressive in our style and take it to those guys. Whoever does that is going to come out on top.
best both mutual sees talked
When we talked it was a mutual decision. Obviously, I was disappointed, but we both want what he sees as best for him.