Kyle Edmund

EddietheEagle · County player

RE: Kyle Edmund

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

OK. So here is a classic example of making something out of nothing - jumping to conclusions at its very best.

Something I haven't seen in a long time has appeared on my twitter account. Kyle and Beechy have been swapping tweets. What they are talking about is totally irrelevant (and not tennis related) but I wonder ..... I just wonder ...... Kyle could do an awful lot worse than reappointing Beechy as his new coach. They had such a good working relationship the first time around and I always had the opinion that Kyle was pressured into dropping Beechy and going with Greg.

But as I said, this is less reliable than reading tea leaves, so don't bank on anything I've said.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

But we can hope. . .

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

EddietheEagle wrote:
A couple of weeks training at 'El Lawn Tennis' (BALTC) in Buenos Aires under the watchful eye of a battle-hardened South American ATP coach would do him the world of good.

I heard a little while ago that Kyle was going to La Manga for a week's training with Leon.

Although I'm not sure which week that was for exactly...

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
EddietheEagle wrote:
A couple of weeks training at 'El Lawn Tennis' (BALTC) in Buenos Aires under the watchful eye of a battle-hardened South American ATP coach would do him the world of good.

I heard a little while ago that Kyle was going to La Manga for a week's training with Leon.
Although I'm not sure which week that was for exactly...

Don't tell me that while I am over here in Brazil. cry

Such a great place to play tennis and only 45 minute drive from here I live - normally. If anyone here ever fancies a week of tennis in the sun, book yourself into the Adult Academy at La Manga. They cater for all standards, from players with ATP rankings down to people as useless as me. Great coaches, great facilities, great fun and (almost) guaranteed sunshine all year round.

OK. That's enough of a plug for them. I'm not even on a commission

EddietheEagle · County player

Coup Droit wrote:
EddietheEagle wrote:
A couple of weeks training at 'El Lawn Tennis' (BALTC) in Buenos Aires under the watchful eye of a battle-hardened South American ATP coach would do him the world of good.
I heard a little while ago that Kyle was going to La Manga for a week's training with Leon.
Although I'm not sure which week that was for exactly...

The reason I floated that was first, because out there in B.A., you have everything you need tenniswise, on a plate. Great clay courts, great coaches, trainers and other players to practice with; a great tennis culture generally. You can, for example, walk out of the BALTC, cross the road and in you're in another great club where pros hang out and train. Best of all perhaps, it's incredibly cheap - for a European and especially a Brit with our ridiculous home travel and accomodation charges. You can bomb around BA in taxis for relative pennies.

Second, and I might be completely wrong on this given that I'm judging from afar, but I think Edmund would benefit from a slight step change in his training and outlook on tennis. He seems to have stagnated of late. A short spell on clay under the tutelage of a high level ATP coach might just do the trick and going to a different environment would stimulate that. I can't see it happening with Leon Smith alone or another LTA coach at his level as they have neither years of main tour experience nor the grounding on clay - which for tennis development these days has become the surface of truth. Sitting where he is on the cusp of the ATP top 100, it helps to have someone who has the T-shirt.

Spain is also great; I'm certainly with Bob in Brazil on that. South America is another world of tennis experience in itself.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Thanks for the insight into the BALTC it sounds like a clay court Mecca and an integral part of the heart beat of Argentinian tennis a couple of weeks/months in BA sounds fantastic particularly if fit or as a base from which to play a South American swing.

I wonder a bit about the additional support and resources he might need in the run up to DC particularly if he is playing through niggling injuries, perhaps just having and more importantly knowing the resources available make Spain a more attractive option.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great to see such a good start to the year for Kyle.

And great that he's acknowledging the stellar help of Andy, and also his new coach (for the moment), fellow Brit, Ryan Jones.

espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/14490688/andy-murray-showing-davis-cup-teammate-kyle-edmund-value-hard-work

As he says, it's all down to perspiration, not inspiration......

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Nice article, well worth reading.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I agree good read. This type of piece makes you realise Andys sports personality of the year award was valid in every sense of the word personality and he couldn't have a better mentee than Kyle! I can't help but feel that Andy won't be able to help himself from leading British tennis into a golden period well beyond the point he quits playing the game at 42!

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Tuesday 5th of January 2016 10:52:48 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

There's a two-page interview conducted with the young man by Stuart Fraser in today's Times under the heading, "Players on tour know my face - I've earned their respect". wink In addition to describing 2016 as his breakthrough year, it contains an intriguing fact ("At the US Open his average forehand speed was 83 mph - the fastest in the world.") & some interesting facts about how he came to take up tennis, his thoughts on his defeat by David Goffin in last year's Davis Cup final after leading him by two sets to love (he reckons he's learned from it), a comparison of his temperament with that of the obnoxious Nick Kyrgios & the purchase of his first flat "in the Wimbledon area". There's also an item in the "quickfire Q&A with Edmund" that made me laugh:

Q: Who has the worst dress sense?
A: Liam Broady. When we're playing in the Davis Cup, he often comes into the team room wearing his pyjamas.

As ever, he comes across as being a thoughtful, level-headed young man, rather in the manner of one Andrew Barron Murray... wink

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Where is Kyle starting 2017?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Mervatron2 wrote:
Where is Kyle starting 2017?

According to the final paragraph of the article, he'll be in Brisbane next week. No sign of the main draw yet, though.

Priesty · Challenger level

Stircrazy wrote:
There's a two-page interview conducted with the young man by Stuart Fraser in today's Times under the heading, "Players on tour know my face - I've earned their respect". In addition to describing 2016 as his breakthrough year, it contains an intriguing fact ("At the US Open his average forehand speed was 83 mph - the fastest in the world.") & some interesting facts about how he came to take up tennis, his thoughts on his defeat by David Goffin in last year's Davis Cup final after leading him by two sets to love (he reckons he's learned from it), a comparison of his temperament with that of the obnoxious Nick Kyrgios & the purchase of his first flat "in the Wimbledon area". There's also an item in the "quickfire Q&A with Edmund" that made me laugh:
Q: Who has the worst dress sense?
A: Liam Broady. When we're playing in the Davis Cup, he often comes into the team room wearing his pyjamas.
As ever, he comes across as being a thoughtful, level-headed young man, rather in the manner of one Andrew Barron Murray...

Great article smile

I'm wondering how long before a Kedders biography hits the bookshops? I reckon end of 2018 by the latest. Wouldn't surprise me if someone is already gathering the early life material for it right now.

Edit: I'm sure Bob would be very happy to make any contributions if asked smile

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 31st of December 2016 01:46:52 PM