Novak Djokovic has reunited with his long-time former coach Marian Vajda for the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, which begins on Sunday. Vajda has been helping the former World No. 1 in his preparations for the European clay-court swing. Djokovic and Vajda trained at the Pepe Imaz Academy in Marbella, Spain, last week and on Thursday morning Djokovic hit with fellow Monte-Carlo resident Grigor Dimitrov on Court Rainier III. On Saturday, the Serbian practiced for two hours with David Goffin during a session that was watched courtside by Vajda and former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic. [ALSO LIKE] Vajda coached Djokovic between June 2006 and May 2017. The 30-year-old Djokovic, who captured the Monte-Carlo title in 2013 and 2015, is looking to...
Novak Djokovic has officially confirmed that he has ended his coaching partnerships with both Radek Stepanek and Andre Agassi. A statement posted on Djokovic’s official website announced, “After Miami, Novak Djokovic and his tennis coach Radek Stepanek decided to end their co-operation. “The private relationship with Stepanek was and will remain great, and Novak has enjoyed working with him and learning from him. He remains grateful and appreciative of all the support he has received from Radek during the last period. “Novak remains focused and eager to come back stronger and more resilient from [a] long injury break that has affected his confidence and game. He is continuously and passionately looking for new and different ways to regain [his] winning...
Novak Djokovic has seemingly always found a way to play great tennis. It’s how he got to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings and occupied the top spot for 223 weeks during his career. It’s how he has won 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, tied for the record with Rafael Nadal. It’s how he had won 30 of his past 31 matches at the Miami Open presented by Itau, where he has won six titles. But since suffering an elbow injury that kept the Serbian out for the final six months of last season, the 30-year-old has struggled to find that great tennis. And on Friday afternoon, he lost his third consecutive match, something he had not done...
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic joins Indian Wells winner Juan Martin del Potro in second-round action on Friday at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Among the other seeds on the schedule are [2] Marin Cilic, [3] Grigor Dimitrov, [19] Hyeon Chung and [26] Kei Nishikori. Here are five must-see matches Friday: Novak Djokovic vs. Benoit Paire Competing with his elbow pain-free for the "first days in a long, long time", Novak Djokovic will open his bid to pull clear of his coach Andre Agassi’s tied record of six Miami titles when he squares off against Frenchman Benoit Paire on Friday. Djokovic is on a 16-match winning streak in Miami, sweeping titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016 before missing last year’s...
Novak Djokovic is finding new inspiration and enjoyment on court as he prepares his bid for a seventh Miami Open title. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com
