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Woodbridge gets big say in Australia’s tennis future
Doubles great Todd Woodbridge has been handed a major role in Australian tennis as both national men’s coach and Davis Cup coach.
The newly-expanded, fulltime position combines the Davis Cup job assisting captain John Fitzgerald with the task of overseeing the entire male player development pathway.
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