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Daily Data Viz: Analyzing 2014's player-coach partnerships

Several top players partnered with former Grand Slam singles champs to help mentor and coach them through the season. Novak Djokovic added Boris Becker to his team; Roger Federer teamed up with Stefan Edberg, Kei Nishikori paired up with Michael Chang; and 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic partnered with Goran Ivanisevic. In the graphic below, explore each player's specific area of improvement and see what the stats say -- did these partnerships bring success on the court? 

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Check SI.com's Australian Open Daily Data Visualizations hub page throughout the whole tournament for the latest data-driven infographics and charts. 

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