Connors to coach Roddick

Jimmy Connors has agreed to take over as coach of 23 year old American young gun Andy Roddick.

Connors said at the Los Angeles Tennis Center where the duo made the announcement, "I would like to try to give him a little bit of what made me what I was, and he is able to suck that up like a sponge. He's proven that already,"

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"It's not always in the game. It's the intangibles that could make the difference, along with a few tweaks here and there. I'm not sitting down there breaking down and criticizing everything. I'm just trying to make him the best that he can be."

Roddick said, "First of all, it's just belief. It means a lot when someone who has won as many tennis championships as Jimmy Connors (109 titles, 4 Grand Slam Titles) comes through and says, 'I believe in you. I think you can really do some great things, and here's how.'

"I never felt that I couldn't play tennis any more. It was just a matter of taking what you're doing on the practice court and applying it in matches. Jimmy gave me some things to work on (for Indianapolis) and I went and tried to apply them the best I could, and I'm pretty optimistic after the first week."