Novak Djokovic splits with coach Goran Ivanisevic

World primary Novak Djokovic has break up with coach Goran Ivanisevic.

Former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic turned Djokovic’s predominant coach in March 2022, having labored with him alongside long-time mentor Marian Vajda for a number of years.

Serb Djokovic gained 4 of his joint-record 24 Grand Slam titles underneath Ivanisevic.

“Goran and I made a decision to cease working collectively a number of days in the past,” Djokovic stated on Instagram.

“Our on-court chemistry had its ups and downs, however our friendship was all the time rock strong.”

Djokovic misplaced within the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, suffered a third-round defeat by world quantity 123 Luka Nardi at Indian Wells this month, then withdrew from the continuing Miami Open, citing a must steadiness his “non-public {and professional} schedule”.

“I bear in mind clearly the second I invited Goran to be a part of my crew. It was again in 2018, and Marian and I had been seeking to innovate and convey some serve magic to our duo,” Djokovic stated.

“In reality, not solely we introduced serve, but in addition a lot of laughter, enjoyable, yr finish no1 rankings, report breaking achievements and 12 extra Grand Slams (and some finals) to the depend since then. Did I point out a little bit of drama too?”

Ivanisevic was nominated for the ATP Coach of the 12 months in 2023, having helped Djokovic to a few of the 4 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic shares the report for Grand Slam singles titles with Margaret Court docket.

The French Open, which begins on 26 Might, is the subsequent Grand Slam within the calendar.