Riccardo Piatti, former coach of Ivan Ljubicic, Novak Djokovic and Richard Gasquet, among others, opened his new tennis centre before the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Piatti currently coaches Croatian Borna Coric.
When Ivan Ljubicic ended his playing career in April 2012 he made a seamless transition into the television commentary booth. However, the highly respected and consummate professional both on and off the court was soon in high demand by current ATP World Tour stars. “My view is that if you want to do anything in tennis you have to be ready to travel,” Ljubicic exclusively told ATPWorldTour.com in Rotterdam. “The sport's the way it is, you can’t just sit at home. The biggest difference now is that when I am at home, I am at home. I don’t need to train or anything. I therefore spend quality time with my wife and kids.” As a former World No. 3, who...
Ivan Ljubicic’s birthday typically falls during the BNP Paribas Open, his favourite tournament. He marked the occasion on court in 2008, presented with a cake from Roger Federer, the man he now coaches. This year, when he celebrates his 38th birthday on final Sunday, he’ll be hoping for another special memory courtesy of the Swiss. Seven years earlier in Indian Wells, Ljubicic knocked off three Top 10 players – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick – en route to his biggest career title, fittingly at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Over the Croatian’s prolific 15-year career, the Masters 1000 tournaments provided the stage for his breakthrough, his best tennis and his curtain call. This week in Indian...