That's a good interview, and I'm impressed that he seems to be very honest about why it didn't work out with Max and what went wrong in the DC rubber. I never had an issue with him not sticking around for the Andy's US Open Final and what he says about that makes perfect sense.

I think all most of us have been saying on this thread (albeit perhaps a bit too cheekily in my case!) is that the decision to chase instant success with an older top player was a mistake (and I think it's fair enough for us to say that, because many of us were saying it from time he switched) - I was really impressed with Booty and Stretch when they played together, and if he tries to choose his next partner for all the right reasons (e.g. someone of a similar age and playing level where they can work their way up together as equals) instead of chasing a big name and puts the hard work in, I'm sure he can get right back on track.