ATP TOUR LIVE Updates – Djokovic Splits with Coach: Former world number one Novak Djokovic has split from his coach Marian Vajda. The 15 year relationship ended after Djokovic lost his World No. 1 Rank to Daniil Medvedev & his shocking defeat to Jiri Vesley in Dubai – Follow ATP Tour LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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ATP TOUR LIVE Updates: Novak Djokovic SPLITS with coach, 15 year relationship ends after SHOCK loss to Vesley in Dubai
Djokovic Marian Vazda Splits: Serbia’s Djokovic, 34, lost the number one ranking to Russian Daniil Medvedev on Monday.
The Serb, a 20-time Grand Slam winner, began working with Slovakian Vajda as a teenager in 2006 and the pair briefly split for one year in 2017.
“Marian has been by my side during the most important and memorable moments in my career,” said Djokovic.
“Together we have achieved some incredible things and I am very grateful for his friendship and dedication over the last 15 years.”
In 2021 season Serb won three Grand Slams.
Having been deported from Australia on the eve of the Australian Open last month, Djokovic returned to action in Dubai last week where he lost to Jiri Vesely in the quarter-finals.
Vajda said he would look back on their time together “with immense pride” and added he was looking “forward to new challenges”.
Djokovic and Marian Vajda started working together in 2006 and separated once before, after which Djokovic’s results hit the skids.
Djokovic Marian Vazda Splits: The pair partnered back up and enjoyed more success as Vajda has been by Djokovic’s side for every one of his 20 grand slam title wins.
Tennis Majors reports the coaching break-up is because Vajda, 56, wants to spend more time with his family and has nothing to do with the visa and deportation dramas that rocked Djokovic’s attempt to play the Australian Open in January.
“Marian has been by my side during the most important and memorable moments in my career,” Djokovic said. “Together we have achieved some incredible things and I am very grateful for his friendship and dedication over the last 15 years.
“While he might be leaving the professional team he will always be family and I can’t thank him enough for all he has done.”
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Some in the tennis world were surprised by Vajda’s exit from Djokovic’s coaching team. French journalist Carole Bouchard tweeted: “Marian Vajda walking away from Novak Djokovic has been tried in the past. It has never succeeded. Tough to see that as a good sign, also because Vajda has always kinda been Novak’s ‘Gandalf’: reassuring, showing the way, keeping the pressure at reasonable levels … Wait and see.
“I’ve always said the same: when all is well in Novak’s world, he can do without Vajda or anyone whatsoever, but when his tennis world gets rocked for whatever reasons (and he has a few now), he always looked for Vajda’s steady eyes. You remove that now, ok, let’s see …”
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