Roger Rasheed hasn't wasted any time finding a new role after he unexpectedly quit as his post as Lleyton Hewitt's coach. Less than two weeks later, Rasheed is in Melbourne Park working as a commentator for local TV broadcaster Channel Seven. He made his debut during Roger Federer's match against Bjorn Phau on opening Monday.

Neither Hewitt nor Rasheed has given details about the split, but it's been widely reported that Rasheed decided to quit after Hewitt harangued him during a round-robin match at Adelaide. Hewitt  has temporarily appointed Scott Draper to the role. Rasheed issued a guarded statement after the news broke, saying it was a difficult decision and that he stil believed his former charge was capable of winning a Grand Slam again.

But his new collegaues weren't about to let him get away so demurely – before he began his new role in the box, Rasheed was subjected to a little grilling on the topic. Was it a spur of the moment impulse or simply the last straw? "I'd thought about it," he admitted, before adding, "It wasn't coming, but it was a decision I had to make at the time."

It was surprising to see that he wasn't ruling out a return to the Hewitt camp. "Sure," he said when asked if he would work with Hewitt again. "Lleyton and I will talk at some stage and it's up to him. We'll have a chat after the tournament see how the land lies."

Hewitt, however, isn't noted for his tendency to let bygones be bygones, so Rasheed reiterated that he's definitely in the job market: "I would like to coach internationally at the highest level."

The very highest level, in fact. Rasheed gestured towards Federer and joked, "Roger and Roger – what a team!"

From a listener's perspective, Rasheed slid easily into a commentary role. One of his first observations was that large part of Federer's effectivness lay in the world No. 1's ability to move his opponent around the court.

But the coaching perspective doesn't disappear that quickly. When assessing Federer's performance late in the third set of his 7-5, 6-0, 6-4 win against Phau, Rasheed said, "Roger Federer and Tony Roche will be happy with what they're seeing at the moment" – not, Roger Federer will be happy with what he's seeing at the moment.

Hewitt's not the only one in coaching limbo at Melbourne – Andy Roddick is here without Jimmy Connors, whose mother and founding coach Gloria died last week. Brother John Roddick has taken on sole coaching responsbility in Connor's absence.

"I've talked to him every day since I've been here. John has been talking to him, as well," said Roddick. He said he didn't know if Connors would come for the second week if Roddick ges that far. "The last thing I'm going to kind of concern him with right now is putting pressure on him in any way, shape or form," said Roddick.