Goran Ivanisevic has warned Novak Djokovic’s new tennis coach that the Serbian can ‘go loopy’ they usually could also be left questioning ‘what’s occurring’.
Djokovic ended his six-year spell with Ivanisevic final week and is looking for his subsequent coach, with stories in Serbia even suggesting Andy Murray’s mum is an possibility.
Ivanisevic helped Djokovic double his whole of Grand Slam singles titles however the duo clashed at varied factors within the latter phases of their partnership.
Talking after final 12 months’s French Open, Ivanisevic admitted the 24-time main champion ‘is just not a simple man’ and urged him to cease yelling at his personal field.
Djokovic then massively kicked off at Ivanisevic et al at this 12 months’s Australian Open, changing into livid at his group for ignoring him and never paying sufficient consideration.
Following that Melbourne Park meltdown in his quarter-final conflict in opposition to Taylor Fritz, Djokovic misplaced his subsequent match within the semi-finals to Jannik Sinner.
The 36-year-old then determined to take a while away from the ATP Tour earlier than returning at Indian Wells, struggling one of many worst defeats of his entire profession.
That noticed Djokovic cut up with Ivanisevic and his former coach has now despatched a message to whoever decides to work with him subsequent.
‘In the intervening time, Novak doesn’t want somebody fully new, who’s but to get to know him,’ Ivanisevic instructed Sport Klub.
‘Let’s say 10 days go, Novak ‘goes loopy’ and this new coach is left questioning what’s going on.’
Ivanisevic feels world No.1 Djokovic has already discovered the appropriate man to be his subsequent coach, Nenad Zimonjic.
‘I don’t know for a way for much longer Novak plans to maintain on enjoying, however the excellent individual is with him in the intervening time – Ziki,’ Ivanisevic added.
‘He is a good good friend of mine, we went by means of quite a bit collectively and I like him. He has huge tennis information, however what’s most necessary – he is aware of Novak rather well.
‘I’ve a principle – males from the Balkans can coach anybody, however solely somebody from this, our area can coach a Balkan participant.
‘Marian [Vajda] is Slovak, we’re shut and we all know one another nicely. Boris [Becker] additionally labored nicely with Novak, however his tennis IQ is off the charts.
‘Ziki can assist him tennis-wise. Novak does know every little thing already, however will probably be refreshing for him to perhaps hear the identical factor from another person, with a distinct strategy. Ziki is aware of Novak’s mentality rather well, they collaborated within the Davis Cup as nicely.’
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