Coach Goran Ivanisevic has revealed the strict demands of world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic during his work.

Perhaps no word can best describe Djokovic other than greatness. Coach Ivanisevic has been tasked with improving an almost tactically intelligent mind on the tennis court.

For all of Djokovic’s hustle and success, failure is not part of any pre-match conversation with his coaching staff.

The Serbian tennis player sets the bar so high that very few on the ATP Tour can reach it. However, he still demands the best from himself and the coaching team. Coach Ivanisevic described this “as both physical and mental torture” through a talk on We are Tennis.
Djokovic and coach Ivanisevic celebrate winning the Australian Open championship

“He handcuffed us for three days. Novak is not a pushy person, let’s put it this way. Especially when something doesn’t feel right. He tortured us, cut our fingernails There’s more but I can’t tell you.

But we’re still here, we’re okay. My colleagues and I always try to make him feel better and help him perform better. Sometimes it’s not easy. Sometimes it’s very complicated.”

Becoming the coach of the world’s No. 1 tennis player can be considered the easiest job. But constantly promoting Djokovic’s progress made Mr. Ivanisevic work hard for a long time. 

“It’s difficult to improve with him. But he wants to better himself. That’s a good thing and a bad thing for me as coach and the rest of the team.”

Ivanisevic has accompanied Djokovic in 9/24 Grand Slam titles. Previously, the Croatian coach joked that he was just the scapegoat in the team when Djokovic lost, even reaffirming the statement three times in the interview just to emphasize the complexity of the current job.