Tennis

Djokovic splits with Ivanisevic after winning 12 Grand Slam titles during their partnership

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player.

Serbian tennis star has 24 Grand Slam titles over his career

Serbian men's tennis athlete, wearing a blue top and white shorts, plays a forehand in the men's final of the 2016 Miami Open in Florida.
Novak Djokovic is shown in a file photo. The Serbian tennis star announced his split with longitime coah Goran Ivanisevic on Wednesday. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/File)

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player.

In a post on Instagram published Wednesday, Djokovic said he stopped working with Ivanisevic "a few days ago."

"Our on-court chemistry had its ups and downs," Djokovic wrote, "but our friendship was always rock solid."

With the help of Ivanisevic, Djokovic has taken his total to a record 24 men's Grand Slam titles.

He has yet to win a title in 2024, though, losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open in January and the third round in Indian Wells this month. He is now getting ready for the clay-court season.

Ivanisevic won Wimbledon as a wild-card entry in 2001.

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