Twelve-time Grand Slam victor Novak Djokovic has gone separate ways with mentor Boris Becker.
Djokovic, 29, has worked with the previous Wimbledon, US and Australian Open victor for a long time.
The Serbian world number two won six Grand Slams under Becker and held every one of the four noteworthy titles in the meantime when he won the French Open last in June.
“The goals we set when we started working together have been completely fulfilled,” he said.
“I want to thank him for the cooperation, teamwork, dedication and commitment.”
Becker described the decision as “mutual” and said: “If somebody would have told us three years ago we are going to win six Grand Slams together, regain the number one spot in the world and just be the most dominant player, I would have signed up for that.”
Djokovic lost his reality number one spot following 122 weeks in November to Britain’s Andy Murray in November, having left Wimbledon in the third round and lost his opening match at the Olympics.
He discussed individual issues furthermore battled with wounds in a frustrating second half of the season.
“I think the last six months have been challenging on many levels,” added Becker. “Our hands were tied a little bit because we couldn’t do the work we wanted to do.
“He didn’t spend as much time on the practice court in the last six months as he should have and he knows that.”
Djokovic, who had beaten Murray to win the French Open, reached the US Open last in September before losing to Murray in the season-finishing ATP World Tour Finals a month ago.
“My professional plans are now directed primarily to maintain a good level of play,” he added. “And also to make a good schedule and new goals for the next season.”
There was a great deal of negativity when Djokovic initially named Becker, yet there is no debating the previous three years have been the best of the Serb’s profession.
Djokovic had built up the uncanny skill of losing Grand Slam finals before they collaborated: however maybe now – similarly as then – he is searching for a crisp approach.
Marian Vajda has been a compelling a portion of Djokovic’s group since he was an adolescent, and I would be exceptionally astonished on the off chance that he didn’t assume a focal part. The whimsical Pepe Imaz – a previous player who runs an institute in light of the rule that affection is the best approach to genuine bliss – was in both Paris and London with Djokovic toward the end of the season.
There’s likewise the likelihood of another mentor with a playing CV like Becker or Ivan Lendl being added to the group.
