World primary Novak Djokovic has cut up with coach Goran Ivanisevic.
Former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic grew to become Djokovic’s foremost coach in March 2022, having labored with him alongside long-time mentor Marian Vajda since 2018.
Serb Djokovic has gained a joint-record 24 Grand Slam singles titles however has made a disappointing begin to 2024.
“Goran and I made a decision to cease working collectively a couple of days in the past,” Djokovic mentioned on Instagram.
“Our on-court chemistry had its ups and downs, however our friendship was at all times rock strong.”
Djokovic misplaced within the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, suffered a third-round defeat by world quantity 123 Luka Nardi at Indian Wells this month, then withdrew from the continued Miami Open, citing a have to steadiness his “non-public {and professional} schedule”.
“I bear in mind clearly the second I invited Goran to be a part of my crew. It was again in 2018, and Marian and I had been trying to innovate and convey some serve magic to our duo,” Djokovic mentioned.
“In actual fact, not solely we introduced serve, but additionally numerous laughter, enjoyable, 12 months finish no1 rankings, document breaking achievements and 12 extra Grand Slams (and some finals) to the rely since then. Did I point out a little bit of drama too?”
Croat Ivanisevic was nominated for the ATP Coach of the 12 months in 2023, having helped Djokovic to 3 of the 4 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic shares the document for Grand Slam singles titles with Margaret Court docket.
The French Open, which begins on 26 Could, is the subsequent Grand Slam within the calendar.
