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Peter Lundgren has died at the age of 59. The tennis star became known as Roger Federer’s coach. He recently had to have a foot amputated.
Stockholm – The tennis world is mourning Peter Lundgren. Roger Federer’s long-time coach has died at the age of 59. The Swedish Tennis Association announced this sad news on Instagram. His children Lukas and Julia also confirmed their father’s death on Facebook.
Lundgren has struggled with health problems in recent years. He suffered The evening paper According to reports, he suffers from diabetes and had to have a foot amputated last year due to an infection.
Tennis world in mourning: Long-time coach of Roger Federer dies after illness
In the 1980s, Peter Lundgren was overshadowed by his famous compatriots such as Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, but he still reached number 25 in the world rankings in 1987 and won three ATP tournaments in Cologne, New York and San Francisco. He also reached the finals in Stockholm 1988 and Indianapolis 1990, where he lost to Boris Becker in each case, and the doubles final at the 1988 Australian Open together with Jeremy Bates.
Roger Federer celebrated his first tennis Grand Slam under coach and sponsor Peter Lundgren. © Claus Bergmann/Imago
After his active career, Lundgren made a name for himself as a coach. He coached the young Roger Federer between 2000 and 2003 and led him to his first Grand Slam title in 2003 in Wimbledon. Last A ski trip by Lindsey Vonn and Federer caused a huge stirOther players coached by Lundgren include Marcelo Rios, Marat Safin, Stan Wawrinka, Marcos Baghdatis, Grigor Dimitrov and Daniela Hantuchova. Under Lundgren’s guidance, Marat Safin won the 2005 Australian Open.
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Tennis legend pays tribute to deceased coach icon Lundgren – family mourns
Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg praised Lundgren as a “wonderful person with a big heart and a lot of humor,” as Sportbladet reported. Borg stressed that Lundgren was “loved by everyone.” He was also “a really good friend.” “He will be missed in the tennis world.”
Lundgren’s son Lukas wrote on Facebook: “Rest in peace, Dad. One of the best has unfortunately left us far too early.” Shortly before Lundgren’s death, the Biathlon community in mourning: A multiple world champion dies after illness. (ck)
