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Lehečka explains split with Navrátil: “I wanted a different approach; we were like father and son”
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- Jiří Lehečka ended an eight-year coaching partnership with Michal Navrátil before the US Open.
- Lehečka said he wanted a different approach, describing their relationship as similar to that of a father and son.
- He began working with French coach Frédéric Fontang and opened the tournament by beating Pablo Carreño in four sets.
Jiří Lehečka reached the world’s top level during an eight-year partnership with Michal Navrátil, but entered the US Open with a new coach and a different outlook.
The Czech player has spent the past month working with Frenchman Frédéric Fontang. The change came after Lehečka and Navrátil ended a collaboration that had taken him from the smallest tournaments to the international elite.
Lehečka said the split reflected his desire for a new approach. He described the relationship with Navrátil as being similar to one between a father and son, a bond that had shaped much of his development.
His first match under the new arrangement brought an encouraging result. Lehečka defeated Spain’s Pablo Carreño 6-1, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in the opening round of the US Open.
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