Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=20593910'>posted</a> on 12/19/2013:

HA!

Yeah, that would be smart, hiring eddberg, a serve and volley player in a modern-day game with different strings and muddier court surfaces.

Unless it's pyshological coaching, pointless.

Djokovic needs help with volleying and knowing "when" to "close off the net". The issue Novak had with Rafa at the french was he didn't close off the net for the elementary clubstandard volley whenever Rafa was stranded out of court from having tracked down a good shot Novak hit. Allowed Rafa to neutralise the point and rest proceedings.

The Federer Eddberg shit doesn't make technical sense. It's too late for Roger to be working on building others sectors to his game, he just needs confidence, better fitness and a way to get himself away from playing somany backhands, especially against Rafa.