Novak Djokovic coaching change fiasco? Boris Becker’s coach Ion Tiriac wonders if Becker is even a coach [VIDEO] : TENNIS : Sports World News

Novak Djokovic’s alliance with new coach Boris Becker has but to pay speedy dividends. Becker’s former coach could know why.

According to tennisworldusa.org, Ion Tiriac informed the German newspaper Bil am Sonntag, “I do not know if Boris is an efficient coach. I do not even know if he’s a coach, or possibly solely somebody attempting to be a coach.”

Tiriac coached and managed Becker from 1984-93, by which Becker gained eight of his 10 Grand Slam championships that began in 1985 when Becker took Wimbledon at age 17.

Tiriac and the remainder of the tennis world has watched as Djokovic, the No. 2 participant on the earth, has had OK however not nice outcomes up to now in 2014.

Djokovic misplaced to eventual champion Stanislas Wawrinka in 5 units within the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He adopted that with a semifinals loss to Roger Federer on the Dubai Championships.

Tiriac questioned aloud about Becker’s method in working with Djokovic.

“If Becker’s job is to enhance Djokovic’s method and shot making, then he’s the incorrect man to undertake such job,” he informed Bil am Sonntag. “There’s nothing you possibly can train extra in that space to somebody who’s a champion and a prime world participant like Novak. A coach needs to be somebody who is aware of gamers greater than they know themselves, who guides them and their ideas, who provides the correct quantity of assist, sufficient to make him indispensable. Take a look at what Lendl has been doing with Andy Murray. That is severe work. Ivan has managed to work on Andy’s psychological aspect extraordinarily effectively”.

Djokovic reiterated final week in Dubai that he sought out Becker due to his big-match expertise.

“We’re not considerably altering something,” mentioned Djokovic, according to tennis.com. “The largest factor he can contribute is the psychological method. That is one of many causes Boris is right here, due to the massive matches and the Grand Slams. I felt I dropped two or three titles within the final two years I might have gained.”

Tennisworldusa.org reported that Tiriac’s feedback are usually not born out of any grudge towards his former pupil. Tiriac mentioned he nonetheless sees Becker sometimes and considers Becker an excellent pal.

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