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World No 1 Novak Djokovic says he “doesn’t have a clear idea” who will be his next coach after splitting with Goran Ivanisevic.
In a post on Instagram published on Wednesday, Djokovic said he stopped working with 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic “a few days ago”, ending their collaboration that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serb.
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Annabel Croft wonders if Novak Djokovic has a new coach lined up after parting ways with Goran Ivanisevic
After winning a record 24 men’s Grand Slam titles, Djokovic has yet to win a trophy this season.
He fell to his first defeat at the Australian Open in a staggering 2,195 days to an inspired Jannik Sinner and withdrew from the Miami Open after a shock third-round exit at Indian Wells earlier in March.
Djokovic is now getting ready for the clay-court season that starts with the ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters on April 7, but he has suggested he may not appoint a coach to replace the 52-year-old Croatian.
“I still don’t have a clear idea who it could be and whether there will be anyone at all,” said the 36-year-old.
“Simply, I’ve always had a coach from a young age. I’m trying now to feel what pleases me at the moment and what I think is necessary. You will be informed in time, of course, if someone comes.”
Djokovic has been seen training with retired compatriot Nenad Zimonjic in Belgrade ahead of the clay season.
The Serb also addressed the end of his working relationship with Ivanisevic, adding: “First of all, Goran is my friend for life, mine and of my family’s. He is a very dear person for me, the end of our professional collaboration doesn’t mean that our friendship stops.
“We went through everything, through deportation and disqualification and so on. There were many moments that were not at all pleasant for him, as my coach, nor for me, but despite everything he was always there for me.
“That is something that I will remember the most, his human attitude towards me in our professional player-coach relationship, those human values always came before everything else.
“I think that because of that relationship and the chemistry we had, the result itself came as a positive consequence of all that. So, of course, I wish him all the best.”
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