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LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Roger Federer of Switzerland and his coach Ivan Ljubicic during a practice session before the start of The Championships – Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Roger Federer of Switzerland and his coach Ivan Ljubicic during a practice session before the start of The Championships – Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)
While seeing the Swiss Maestro Roger Federer, a lot of things come to mind. And the first is why a tennis legend even requires a coach in a sport that he is already great at. His coach Ivan Ljubicic has a sorted and clear response that is the perfect answer to this floating question.
After having trouble with injuries, the 20-time Grand Slam champion ended his protracted tennis career last year. And the Swiss Maestro has won three great Slam titles, including two at the 2017 and 2018 Australian Open since the tennis star teamed up with the Croatian trainer in 2016.
Roger Federer’s coach talks about how it feels coaching the Swiss master
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It was back in September last year when the Swiss Maestro hung up his racket after playing his last Doubles match at the Laver Cup. The former tennis player, in a conversation with Eurosport, talked about training one of the perfect tennis aces who are actually known by the sports around the world.
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Ivan Ljubicic, coach of Roger Federer on day nine of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
He said, “He always said ‘I don’t want to hear from you what you think I want to hear – I want to hear what you really think; I want to hear the truth’. He repeated that multiple times, really making sure that we as coaches – or at least me as a coach – really felt free and comfortable. It was always that.”
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And further talked about how practicing with the former world number one was almost every time perfect. But whenever some practices went ridiculous, the tennis coach used to hype him up that he is quite good.
When Federer’s coach appreciated the tennis legend
The Croatian tennis player played against the Swiss maestro before becoming his coach. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was described as being open to learning new things and experimenting with variations and floating over tactics last year.
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Additionally, he noted how the former world number one was fully cognizant of his strong character and charisma but never allowed these to interfere with his desire to learn more. Further, he also stated an example that whenever he would ask the Swiss maestro to try the two-handed backhand, he would always give it a shot.
