Larry Stefanki: The Brightest Mind In Tennis?

A Candid Conversation with the Brain Power Behind Andy Roddick

LONDON — Here’s a curious question. Among the top coaches in the game, who has the best mind? Certainly, Andy Roddick‘s skipper, Larry Stefanki, who’ll be inducted into the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame on July 28 and who’s coached an array of other great champions, including John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marcelo [...]

A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Exclusive Larry Stefanki Interview

Moses roamed around in the desert for 40 years. But that was nothing. The United Kingdom – the motherland of tennis – hasn’t had a Wimbledon champion in 73 long arid seasons. But with the Flying Scott, Andy Murray, the land of proper manners and devastating defeats, had a hope. And this guy was no [...]

Of Gorillas, Elephants and Other Beasts

AND NOW A WORD FROM COACH STEFANKI: After Andy Roddick’s clutch five-set win over Lleyton Hewitt, his coach, Larry Stefanki (who has worked with John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Marcelo Rios and Fernando Gonzalez, among others), said that Andy was now a man – that he showed great maturity at crunch time.  A quietly elated Stefanki, [...]