6 Years of Witnessing Greatness, Roger Federer?s Ex-Coach Gets Real About How He and Novak Djokovic Hire Coaches ? ?They Are Looking For..?

Every tennis player who succeeds on the court has a coach who has accompanied him on his journey to get there. Like Roger Federer has Ivan Ljubicic, Novak Djokovic has Goran Ivanisevic, who stood by their side through thick and thin. While many people believe that because they are complete athletes on their own, tennis greats like Federer or Djokovic don’t need coaches to support them,

But that’s not true; the Swiss legend’s coach has seen Federer fall and rise up on the tennis court during his 6-year coaching stint with the 20x Grand Slam champion. Recently, he made a big disclosure on what tennis legends like Djokovic and Federer seek in their coaches.

What do Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic look for in their coaches??

As a coach, Ljubicic himself has helped the 41-year-old Swiss tennis legend add three more Grand Slam titles to his career achievements. Recently, the 44-year-old Croatian tennis coach, in an interview with Tennis Major, revealed a huge secret regarding what tennis players actually try to find in their coaches. And along with that, shared a Djokovic example while explaining his own player-coach equation.

He said, “Novak, I mean, Novak, like me, like all the people from this part of the world, Goran was our idol. That?s one of the reasons, I guess, that Roger hired (Stefan) Edberg as well, because he was his idol. At that level, these guys, they are looking for somebody that they respect, regardless of why, it doesn?t matter, maybe, at the beginning.”?

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In addition, he also emphasized the fact that they just want someone who can listen to them and work with them on their problems. Not only that, but he also brought Stefan Edberg into the conversation. The Swedish coach caused Federer after his worst year but back troubles and literally transformed his game into a more attractive version.

Nevertheless, last year, the Swiss maestro’s coach also revealed the reason why the 20-time Grand Slam champion hired him.

Why did Federer hire Ljubicic as his coach?

Even though the former world number one is among the best players the tennis world has ever seen, There was a phase when he was struggling to string together a few victories on the tennis court. Last year, Ljubicic revealed the reason why Federer hired him in the first place.

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According to the Mexico Details report, he revealed that the Swiss maestro hired him so that he could win more Grand Slam titles. Nevertheless, when he found the 20-time Grand Slam champion around 2017, he was quite discouraged in himself. But then, they both claimed some of the biggest victories in his life, including the 2017 Australian Open and the 2018 Wimbledon, making their partnership even more valuable.