Breaking: Novak Djokovic Announces Shock Coaching Move Following Poor Start to 2024

Novak Djokovic recently announced that he has ended his 6-year-long partnership with Goran Ivanisevic. Djokovic has won 3 AO, 3 Wimbledon, 2 French Open, and also 2 US Open titles with this 52YO Croatian coach. Ivanisevic was also inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020.

Just a few minutes ago, Novak Djokovic penned down a heartfelt note for his former coach. And here’s what he wrote on his Instagram post. He recalled the moment when he first invited Ivanisevic to be part of his team.

‘Our friendship was rock always rock solid’ – Novak Djokovic on his former coach

Recently, the Serbian tennis star posted a picture on his Instagram account where he was seen playing ludo with Goran Ivanisevic and a few others. In the captions, he revealed how Goran and Marian teamed up with him to bring success to his career. He reflected on the fun and laughter they had with each other during the tours and the records they broke altogether. Novak Djokovic expressed all his emotions through that post.

“Goran and I decided to stop working together a few days ago. Our on-court chemistry had its ups and downs, but our friendship was always rock solid,” wrote Novak Djokovic. He added that their on-court chemistry had its ups and downs. But when it comes to their friendship, he revealed, “Our friendship was always rock solid.”

The world’s number-one tennis player publicly admitted that he is very proud to say that apart from winning tournaments together, they also had a side battle going on in Parchisi for many years. Djokovic finished his long note by thanking Goran Ivanisevic. “Šefinjo, thanks for everything, my friend. Love you,” wrote Novak Djokovic.

Last year, Novak Djokovic was surprised when Goran Ivanisevic was not named as the ATP Coach of The Year. Instead, Jannik Sinner‘s team of Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi got that award. Here’s what Novak Djokovic said after that announcement.

‘Goran, I guess we need to win 4/4 Slams’ – Djokovic

Novak Djokovic congratulated both the coaches of Jannik Sinner on their incredible achievement. However, he didn’t forget to hold the bat for his own coach with a slight dig at the event organizers. He added, “Goran, I guess we need to win 4/4 Slams in order for you to maybe (just maybe) be considered coach of the year.”

Djokovic further added, “Winning Year End #1, 3 GS [Grand Slams] and WTF [World Tour Finals] and making history of this sport is not enough, my dear coach.”

Can this change in the coaching team bring back Novak Djokovic to winning ways? Let us know your thoughts on this surprising announcement by the world’s number one tennis star.

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