Novak Djokovic has split with his longtime coach Marian Vajda, who has been with the Serbian for all 20 major titles that he’s won.
Tennis Majors revealed that the pair mutually agreed to part ways following last year’s ATP Finals in Turin in November.
Vajda and Djokovic have been together for more than 15 years, having first worked together in early 2006.
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There was a brief split in 2017-18, a period where Djokovic struggled with an elbow problem.
Goran Ivanisevic, who has been part of Djokovic’s team since the middle of 2019, will coach the Serbian.
Leading journalist Sasa Ozmo also reports that Djokovic has split with sponsor Peugeot, although the Serbian’s anti-vaccination stance is not believed to be the reason behind the move.
Djokovic, who this week officially lost the world No.1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev, is likely to play a reduced schedule this year because of his refusal to be vaccinated.
He has already confirmed he expects to miss the upcoming ATP 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami.
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“As of today, no. I can’t go – can’t enter United States,” he said last week.
“As of today I’m not able to play. But let’s see what happens. I mean, maybe things change in the next few weeks.”
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