‘I Became Tired of Him’ – Goran Ivanisevic’s Brutally Honest Take on Abrupt Novak Djokovic Split

It has been more than a week since, Novak Djokovic announced his split with his long-time coach, Goran Ivanisevic. But the show is still on, with multiple statements and counter-statements floating across the tennis world. Have you ever wondered what the actual reason is for the ending of this one of the most successful player-coach partnerships in the history of the game? Is it really something like a ‘feeling of saturation’ like Djokovic had said earlier or is it something else?

Recently, Goran Ivanisevic spoke to Sasa Ozmo during an interview with Sport Klub. During the conversation, the 52YO Croat went on to explain the exact reason for this bizarre split, citing tiredness as one of its major causes.

Goran Ivanisevic recalls that moment when Novak Djokovic was labeled as “The greatest villain on the planet”

While having a conversation with Ozmo, Ivanisevic revealed that he has read all the writings about the real of their split over the last few days. But he said, “Unfortunately no one was even close to getting it.” Ivanisevic believes there wasn’t really a “real” reason for it. But yeah, “One reason is indeed a sense of saturation/fatigue, this really was a difficult and intense five years. People forget that period during the coronavirus. They forget that he was at one moment labelled as the greatest villain on the planet because of his vaccination status.“

He spoke about how they were not allowed to travel to other countries at that period of time. “We were always in some sort of limbo – playing, not playing, ready again, then changing restrictions which forbid us from playing and we can’t travel there,” Goran Ivanisevic. The coach believes these things led to a certain level of saturation, something which is quite similar to “mental fatigue.” He added, “Basically I became tired of him, he became tired of me. In any case, I didn’t feel like I could help him anymore.” But he’s now happy to have contributed to Djokovic’s career.

Goran Ivanisevic is happy to have helped Djokovic achieve great things throughout his tenure as his coach. Together they’ve won multiple Grand Slam titles and have also broken numerous records. But there is one thing still missing from his humongous trophy cabinet. What is it? Well, Ivanisevic recently revealed that he wishes Novak Djokovic could fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics this year.

The 36YO Serbian tennis star won the bronze medal in Beijing 2008. But has finished twice in fourth place after losing at the SF in the London 2012 and Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Let’s find out more about what he said about Djokovic’s dream of winning at the Olympics.

“He feels like he owes it to someone” – Ivanisevic on Djokovic’s Olympic dream

Goran Ivanisevic said that Novak Djokovic has struggled to find motivation at the start of this season. But he strongly believes that the Serbian tennis star will find his motivation soon and be back to where he belongs. He further added, “I wish him Olympic gold with all my heart, even more than the Slams.” Can Novak Djokovic find the missing piece of the puzzle this season?

Well, Ivanisevic said, “It’s something that he wants, he feels like he owes it to someone, although he doesn’t owe anyone anything… I wish for him to succeed in the Olympics.” What are your thoughts on Novak Djokovic’s split with his long-time coach?

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