Rusedski developed a reputation for hiring and firing coaches with the frequency of a Premiership football club.

Brian Teacher was dispatched shortly after Rusedski's run to the 1997 US Open final, while replacement Tony Pickard lasted only six months before quitting over what he described as a "breakdown of trust and loyalty".

Rusedski's relationship with Pat Cash also ended in acrimony. Cash said he wasn't paid; Rusedski claimed the Australian agreed to work for free. Cash said later: "His behaviour was absolutely disgraceful and that's coming from someone who's behaved pretty disgracefully in the past."