Goran Ivanisevic has instructed an ideal story associated to Novak Djokovic’s 2023 Adelaide Worldwide win as one piece of recommendation left the workforce fearing the Serb “would kill them” however then that very same recommendation led to a serious comeback within the remaining in opposition to Sebastian Korda.
In his 2023 season-opener in Adelaide, Djokovic made the ultimate with out a misplaced set however issues weren’t wanting properly for him early on in opposition to Korda because the American gained a good opener 7-6 (8) after the Serb missed out on a set level beforehand. When the second set began, it remained a really tight contest as Djokovic simply wasn’t capable of finding a approach to break Korda’s recreation.
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Final yr, Djokovic’s household joined him in Australia and his brother Marko was there with him. At one level through the Adelaide remaining, a annoyed Djokovic turned to his workforce in search of recommendation and he wished it from none apart from his brother.
Djokovic, who isn’t any stranger to shedding his cool when issues aren’t going fairly properly, was then instructed by Marko that he ought to attempt to discover his inside piece. That remark left Ivanisevic and the remainder of the workforce fairly shocked as they immediately began fearing Djokovic’s response and burst into laughter after the Serb circled.
However Djokovic took that recommendation calmly and he went on to avoid wasting a match level and create a comeback 6-7 (8) 7-6 (3) 6-4 win in opposition to Korda for the Adelaide title.
“Insanity, darkness, tempered, he loses a set, Korda is healthier at that second, all the pieces goes loopy, and he’s a meter away from us,” Ivanisevic instructed Sport Klub.
“He asks ‘what’s fallacious,’ he asks me, he asks Charlie, and his brother Marko was additionally there, so at one level he asks: ‘Mare, what’s fallacious?’ Mare seems at him for 3 seconds and tells him: ‘Discover inside peace’ in your self.
“He turns round… We’re down on the ground, I used to be considering which of us he was going to kill first… 5 minutes handed, he fully modified the course of the match and gained. We laughed afterward, that helped him.”
Ivanisevic thinks Djokovic now wants somebody who is aware of him fairly properly
After six years of a really profitable partnership, Ivanisevic and Djokovic ended their partnership in late March. Immediately, many began questioning and have become inquisitive about who could be the Serb’s subsequent coach.
When Djokovic confirmed up with Nenad Zimonjic throughout a follow session in Belgrade final Friday, that gave the primary trace about by which path the report 24-time Grand Slam champion might go. After arriving in Monte Carlo with Zimonjic earlier this week, it grew to become clear that the world No. 1 was meaning to work with the previous Grand Slam doubles champion throughout at the least his first Grand Slam event of the yr.
Whereas Djokovic hasn’t made any official bulletins but, Ivanisevic thinks Zimonjic is the proper possibility because the 36-year-old Serb does not actually have time now to get to know somebody and develop a chemistry.
“I do not know for the way lengthy Novak will preserve taking part in, it depends upon him, however I believe that he’s now with the proper particular person at this second – Ziki,” Ivanisevic stated.
“He’s my nice buddy, we now have been via quite a bit, I like him – he is a good tennis skilled. Nonetheless, crucial factor on this entire story is that he is aware of Novak.
“Novak does not want a brand new coach now (somebody he does not already know), till he will get to know him, this (Novak) would go ‘loopy’ after ten days, and that coach would surprise what was occurring.
“My concept is – a Balkan man can prepare anybody, however solely an individual from this space can prepare a Balkan man. Marjan (Vajda) is Slovak, however we’re shut, whereas Boris labored very properly with him, as he’s a really clever particular person in tennis. He helped him quite a bit.”
Who will decide up Ivanisevic’s after the Croatian’s break up with Djokovic?
Whereas Djokovic appears to have discovered a brand new coach in Zimonjic, Ivanisevic hasn’t but discovered his new gig.
Earlier than beginning to work with Djokovic, Ivanisevic labored with three very well-known names In 2013, Ivanisevic acquired into tennis teaching when he began working with Marin Cilic and it was a serious success because the following yr the Croatian grew to become a Grand Slam champion on the US Open.
After splitting with Cilic in 2016, Ivanisevic additionally had stints with Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic.
Now that Ivanisevic is not working with Djokovic, he’s positively one of many greatest teaching names in the marketplace as contemplating his resume, it can in all probability be very straightforward for the 2001 Wimbledon champion to discover a new job.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see who will decide up Ivanisevic and make him their new coach.
