Novak Djokovic Parts Ways With Coach Andre Agassi After 11 Months

Florida [USA], April 2 : American great Andre Agassi has announced his separation with Novak Djokovic to end his 11-month coaching relationship with former world No. 1. Eight-time grand slam champion Agassi started his stint as Djokovic's coach in May last year.

However, Djokovic has been witnessing a downfall in his career after claiming his 16th grand slam at the French Open in 2016. The Serb also failed to defend his title at Roland Garros last year, before retiring injured in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Winning only a couple of titles in 2017 and losing Indian Well and Miami Open back to back, Novak thought it was best to part ways with Andre.

While speaking to a section of the media, Andre said, "I wish him only the best moving forward. With only the best intentions, I tried to help Novak. We far too often found ourselves agreeing to disagree," he added.

Djokovic, 30, has been struggling to make a winning comeback since undergoing an elbow surgery following the Australian Open. He had suffered first-round defeats at both Indian Wells and the Miami Open last month.

After having more surgery on his elbow, he returned to court last month but fell to successive first-round defeats at Indian Wells and the Miami Open.

The split means Djokovic is now left with his part-time coach and former world number eight Radek Stepanek.

It is rumoured that  Ivan Lendl could step into the shoes of Andre Agassi and be the new coach for Novak. However, only time will tell who will be the actual coach for the Serbian tennis star.