Tsonga picks Rasheed as new tennis coach

27 Oct 2012, 5:09 am   -   Source: AAP

World No.7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has hired Australian Roger Rasheed as coach in his quest for a maiden grand slam tennis title.

French No.1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has taken on Australian Roger Rasheed as his coach for next season, the player confirmed on Friday.

Ranked seventh in the world, Tsonga has been without a coach since he split with long-time mentor Eric Winogradsky in April 2011.

"Today I have reached the point where it's getting difficult in terms of motivation, especially in training," Tsonga said.

"I was starting to run out of steam a little. Now I will have the support of someone who can pass on his knowledge and some of his motivation."

Rasheed is well known on the international circuit having been with Lleyton Hewitt from June 2003 until January 2007 and with Tsonga's fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils from 2008 until 2011.

Tsonga had previously expressed his preference for being without a full-time coach, but his inability to win a grand-slam title has convinced him to have a change of heart.

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