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Blake, coach have worked in concert from the outset

By Ravi Ubha
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, March 28, 2008

Tennis, and sports in general, it seems, are all about getting results -- and fast. So when a player starts to slump, who often gets the boot? The coach, of course. Frenchman Gael Monfils, still trying to live up to his enormous potential, goes through coaches like courtside towels. Compatriot Tatiana Golovin is almost as bad, and the Andy Roddick-Jimmy Connors experiment ceased this month. There are, however, a few partnerships that have endured. Here's a look at a few. Player: James Bla ...

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