"He was like the best hire I have ever made": Tommy Paul praises coaching staff role in getting his career back on track after two difficult seasons

America’s tennis star Tommy Paul has opened up about the positive role of his coaching staff which helped him in his career taking a massive U-Turn after some disappointing seasons. The 27-year-old is regarded as one of the best American players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category.

Even though Paul has delivered some notable performances in the recent past, his career was in a difficult territory, in particular in 2020 and 2021, where he collectively won just 37 out of the 73 matches, suffering nearly as many defeats in the process. Since then, however, things have drastically improved. Last year, Paul won 45 matches out of 64 and finished with a win percentage of 70. He ended up winning three titles as well.

The New Jersey-born has recently spoken in a Nothing Major podcast where he talked about the role of his coaching staff in going through a difficult phase of his career. Paul, who recently participated in the Dallas Open and was knocked out after losing in the semifinal to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, heaped praise on his coaching staff for getting his career back on track.

"[Brad Stine] He's done a lot for me, he was like the best hire I have ever made and we all know him really well," he said. "The guy can talk but he's a pretty good coach. He got me out of a hole. "It's not just him, I had a bunch of really good people around me that I was lucky to have. The team that I have right now, my trainer Franco [Herrero], my physio, they've all been with me for years now. I don't think that just one person can get you out of a hole. Your whole team is so important, especially with the amount that we travel, you guys know how it is. It's lonely on the road. And especially when you're playing s**t, you don't wanna be there anymore. Having the people around you to keep you motivated in times like that is huge."