By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 17, 2024
Tennis fans all over the world are sending best wishes and positive thoughts to coach Peter Lundgren, who recently had his left foot amputated.
The 58-year-old Lundgren announced on social media he had his foot amputated 10 days ago after breaking his left ankle and suffering complications caused by diabetes.
“I was going to give an update on my foot,unfortunately I had to amputate my foot and a bit up 10 days ago and because of the infection I had and my broken ankle did not heal because of my type 2 diabetes you get bad circulation,” Lundgren wrote in a Facebook post. “But now I feel well again and soon my rehab will begin and it’s just give the iron now💪💪Nice evening.”
Peter Lundren won three career titles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 25 during his playing days on the ATP Tour.
Lundgren went on to a successful coaching career, including guiding the young Roger Federer to his maiden major title at the 2003 Wimbledon. Former Swedish standout Jonas Bjorkman credited Lundgren with helping Federer sharpen his backhand, which helped him become a Grand Slam champion during their three-year partnership.
Lundgren, who also coached former No. 1 Marcelo Rios, coached Marat Safin to his second Grand Slam title at the 2005 Australian Open when Safin defeated Dominik Hrbaty, world No. 1 Federer and home hero Lleyton Hewitt in succession to capture the 2005 Australian Open championship.
A respected technician, Lundgren went on to coach Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov and Daniela Hantuchova among other prominent players.
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