Agassi coach Cahill now on the job market

Sep 4, 2006, 15:27 GMT

New York - Despite speculation that he might ultimately handle Roger Federer or Andy Murray, former Andre Agassi coach Darren Cahill is keeping his future career options wide open.

The 40-year-old Australian who worked for four and a half years with the now-retired Agassi will be leaving Las Vegas in a month or so and taking his young family back home to Adelaide.

While reports have indicated that multi-millionaire Aagssi would surely have a place for 'Killer' in his growing business empire, nothing is settled for the coach.

'I'll have to sit down and try to evaluate what's ahead for me,' Cahill told Australian media as Agassi ended his glittering career at the US Open with a third-round loss to German Benjamin Becker.

'I have no predetermined plans. I'm not closed on remaining in a coaching role but I'm certainly going to sit back and evaluate where my and my family's life heads from here.

'I am available to talk about anything.'

As talk has swirled of a vacancy in the elite coaching ranks, world number 1 Federer has said he's perfectly content with current mentor Tony Roche.

Young Scot Murray has only recently hooked up with American Brad Gilbert, who coached Agassi before Cahill as well as taking Andy Roddick to number 1 three years ago.

Cahill was also an early coach of Australian Lleyton Hewitt, both Adelaide natives.

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NOTEBOOK: No split loyalties for Tursunov in Davis Cup showdown =

New York (dpa) - California-based Russian Dmitry Tursunov will have no problems in determining his loyalties when he plays for his nation in the September 22-24 Davis Cup semi-final in Moscow.

While Tursunov has the accent and the blond looks of a surfer, he will be all-Russian for the tie with the winner playing either Australia or Argentina, who meet in Buenos Aires.

'I don't treat that match as a Cold War,' Tursunov said of the Davis clash, 'That's how it seems like people interpret it. It's just a tennis match. There are two flags out on the court. Players don't treat each other as enemies.'

The adopted Californian, who has been frustrated in his attempts to obtain an American passport, owns a 3-0 record this season in Davis Cup singles, playing in ties against the Netherlands and France.