Stolts speaks out over Hewitt split

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Stolts speaks out over Hewitt split By John Thirsk June 22, 2003 JASON Stoltenberg has revealed that neither Lleyton Hewitt nor his parents Glynn and Cherilyn forced him into quitting as coach of the Wimbledon champion. On the eve of the year's third grand slam tournament, Stoltenberg is standing firmly behind the No1 seed despite having walked out on Camp Hewitt less than a fortnight ago. "When I told Lleyton and his parents I could not go on any longer, it came as a surprise to them," Stoltenberg told The Sunday Telegraph in an exclusive interview from his Melbourne home. Stoltenberg quit just 18 months after replacing Hewitt's former coach Darren Cahill, who split also citing "family reasons". "I knew before Wimbledon, it was the time to go. Everyone is saying the timing -- two weeks out from the championships -- wasn't good, but Lleyton and his parents understood it was my decision. "I didn't want to hang in for another Wimbledon, and it was at the French Open when I made my decision." Stoltenberg said it was difficult telling the Hewitts soon after Lleyton lost in the fourth round at the French Open that he was quitting as coach. "It was evident to me it was time to move on," Stoltenberg said. "Having made my decision, the upside was that it allowed me to spend more time with my wife Andrea and children. "I never planned at the beginning of the year that it would be at the French Open that I would finish. "It has nothing to do with money or falling out with the family." A former Wimbledon semi-finalist, Stoltenberg was adamant that his relationship with Lleyton's parents had never been a problem. "Glynn and Cherilyn have treated me as one of their family," Stoltenberg said. "Lleyton and I finished on good terms -- we are still great mates and we always will be. "Never at any stage did the parents interfere with the way I went about my business with Lleyton." "It was important to me that we parted in that way as mates and for everyone to move on. "Lleyton has to get on with his life and I know we'll catch up whenever we can." Stoltenberg said Hewitt's on-court verbal aggression and his glaring looks at Camp Hewitt in the stands were never directed towards him personally. "Lleyton is a highly emotional player and his court behaviour is all about his will to win," he said. "A lot of things he says and does are directed towards himself, and he doesn't mean it to be towards anybody else. Improving his behaviour is not something that will happen overnight. "The one thing I will remember about Lleyton is that he gave everything all the time, and the break-up between us will not affect his long-term career. There will be more grand slam triumphs ahead." Stoltenberg is not concerned about Hewitt's lack of form and outside distractions (ATP law suit) going into Wimbledon. "A lot of people are writing him off, but that's only going to add fuel to the fire and will help him win again," he said. "Lleyton wants to prove those people wrong and I know he's due for a big one." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 61.217.179.23