Who is the current coach of tennis star Novak Djokovic?

Novak Djokovic has a former tennis participant as his coach

Novak Djokovic is the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles and just lately topped the ATP world rankings ousting Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

The Serbian has dominated the world of tennis since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal began to say no. Djokovic now has 20 Grand Slams to his identify, and is tied together with his rivals.

His on-court rivalries with the opposite two stars within the ‘Large Three’ class have received him applauds from followers and pundits alike, making him probably the greatest gamers the sport has produced.

Recognized to be a fantastic arduous employee and meticulous planner, Djokovic over the course of his profession has had many coaches, who’ve helped him keep on par with Federer and Nadal.

Djokovic tends to signal coaches on a part-time foundation or for particular Grand Slams. He has labored with Mark Woodforde and Todd Martin, each former gamers. The Serbian ace has additionally labored with the legendary Boris Becker in hopes of profitable extra Grand Slams.

Djokovic, who has labored with a a number of different coaches prior to now, at present has two of them beside him. Let’s now check out them.

Who’s Djokovic’s present coach?

Djokovic’s teaching workers is at present led by head coach Marian Vajda. The Slovakian was Djokovic’s coach from 2006 till 2017.

Other than a quick break up in 2017, the coach-player duo has by no means seemed again with Vajda as soon as once more reuniting with the Serbian in 2018. Djokovic additionally has former World No.2 Croatian Goran Ivanisevic in his teaching staff, with the latter working as his alternate coach.

Ivanisevic is a former Wimbledon champion and has helped Djokovic win a number of titles as effectively, being his alternate coach.

Vajda is essentially the most profitable coach within the historical past of tennis by way of profitable Grand Slam titles, having received 20 with Djokovic.

Vajda, for his spectacular outcomes with Djokovic, acquired the ATP Coach of the Yr award in 2018.

So as to add to his record of contributions, Vajda was additionally answerable for serving to Djokovic declare his first ATP singles title since turning skilled in 2003. No marvel, the Serbian determined to work with Vajda essentially the most throughout his whole skilled profession.

Slovakian Vajda’s success alongside his ward additionally noticed him win the award for the perfect coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in each 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Djokovic additionally received an Olympic bronze medal (2008) and the Davis Cup title (2010) for his nation with Vajda alongside him. The trio have performed exceptionally effectively in current seasons too profitable a number of titles.

In 2021, Djokovic received three Grand Slams and solely misplaced the ultimate of the US Open. He was seeking to full the coveted ‘calendar Grand Slam’ however simply fell brief. There is no such thing as a doubt that Djokovic can be eager to realize this feat quickly, however his Covid-19 state of affairs appears to have at the least taken him out of the 2022 Australian Open.

Vajda’s time as knowledgeable

Earlier than establishing himself as a coach within the tennis circuit, Vajda like Djokovic was knowledgeable tennis participant himself.

That includes for Czechoslovakia, Vajda was an achieved participant, who received two ATP titles and was ranked as excessive as 34, again in 1987. The coach additionally misplaced two different ATP finals, giving him a 50% success price in finals.

His efficiency in Grand Slams wasn’t all that nice. The coach’s greatest end was reaching the third spherical of the 1991 French Open. Vajda turned skilled in 1984 performed the sport till 1994.

After his retirement in 1994, Vajda returned again to the game captaining the Slovakian Davis Cup and Fed Cup groups. The opposite gamers Vajda has coached embrace Karol Kucera and Natalia Vajdova.

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