Novak Djokovic goes by way of a posh second in his skilled life. A precarious bodily situation was mixed with a noticeable decline in motivation.
This translated on the court docket into tournaments performed in precarious psycho-physical situations which led the Serbian champion to nonetheless not have received a title, in 2024. A paradoxical state of affairs, contemplating that we’re in Could and that, final season, Nole dominated its rivals unchallenged for nearly 12 months.
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His former coach Goran Ivanisevic tried to offer a proof of this unfavourable interval that the Serbian tennis participant goes by way of, in an interview with Sportal.blic.
“Coaching is one factor, matches are one other. It’s a must to prepare. I see lots of people criticizing him for his lack of motivation, however this man has damaged all data, received every little thing he might win and it is not straightforward to encourage your self over and over. For those who do not prepare, you possibly can’t count on nice issues.
He’s a genius and adapts simply to matches, and should you tie him hand and foot there are gamers that he’ll beat, however in opposition to these two, that’s Sinner and Alcaraz, it is a bit more tough. Jannik and Carlos are at the moment 5 factors forward of everybody else, and I am not simply speaking about Novak.
However I repeat for the umpteenth time, every little thing will depend on him, on his motivation, the place he performs and the way he presents himself on the court docket,” defined Ivanisevic.
The skilled cut up between Djokovic and Ivanisevic
Precisely one month in the past Djokovic separated professionally from Ivanisevic. Their collaboration led the Serbian champion to interrupt all the prevailing data in tennis (or nearly, no less than among the many most essential ones!), taking himself to the highest of just about all of the rankings.
“It was thrilling, an incredible honor and an incredible accountability. Finally, I bought uninterested in him and he bought uninterested in me. I felt I could not assist him anymore. I might be eternally grateful to Novak, he provided me a singular alternative and nobody will ever be capable of take away the outcomes we’ve got achieved,” mentioned Ivanisevic in regards to the finish of their skilled partnership.
