Davin and Alund, Argentine qualities for export: two top coaches

The examples of Argentine coaches around the circuit are many, and proven in their hierarchy. Without going further, recently Wimbledon Britain’s Cameron Norrie reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with Facundo Lugones in the bank. Both have consolidated an enormous relationship – tennis and human – from their time at the Christian University of Texas and the trip had an award as another highlight: Lugones was elected “Coach of the Year” in 2021 by the ATP. The journey continues, of course.

Now the news has spread around two others coaches compatriots. One, with a proven reputation; the other, making his first years in a new role.

Franco Davide he is the only Argentine coach who has led another Argentine to win a Grand Slam. Or two, actually. Because he was in the bank of Gastón Gaudio a Roland Garros 2004 and in that of Juan Martín Del Potro in Flushing Meadows 2009. And what is the life of the pehuajense? Based in Miami for many years, he joined the team of American Brandon Nakashima, one of the new tennis figures in his country who, in turn, has been collaborating for some time with another Argentine who knows Davin very well and who since time ago also around the world: Edoardo Infantino.

Martin Alund It’s a Mendoza with fewer posters. At 36, he was in the top 100 in 2013, the year he led none other than Rafael Nadal to the third set in the semi-finals on clay in São Paulo. Retired six years ago, he settled in Bradenton, Florida, and for some months he has collaborated with the Chinese Juncheng Shang, who is just 17 years old and whose performances are followed with great attention by an audience of over 1,000 million people. . The fact that his agents thought of Alund during training implies the responsibility to which he came.

Davin and Alund. Argentine quality for export.