Roche to Work With Mirza in December

From the Sydney Morning Herald: Roche called up to put a little shine on a rising star (registration required)

Demand for the services of acclaimed coach Tony Roche continues, with the part-time mentor of world No.1 Roger Federer agreeing to guide emerging Indian player Sania Mirza through a three-week training stint before Christmas.

Roche was approached by friend and former Davis Cup opponent Jaidip Mukerjea to work with Mirza, an 18-year-old who has risen from outside the top 200 to the brink of the women's top 30 in a year. He expects to host Mirza in Sydney after returning from his latest collaboration with Federer at next month's Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.

"I think at this stage the people who are looking after her just felt that she needs a bit of work on a few areas of her game, so I'm just going to have a look at her and just see what she needs to do," Roche said.

"She's had a pretty good year, made some big inroads, so it will be interesting to see. I'm not going to be travelling - I'm just going to help her with a bit of what she needs to work on for a couple of weeks."