Djokovic got into the Raducanu debate and gave his opinion from his experience: “I think it worked”

After just over a month of absence from the slopes, Novak Djokovic (No. 3 in the ATP ranking) returned to the competition with a hard-working performance in the Indian Wells Masters 1000. Moments after the victory over the Pole Kamil Majchrzak (57°), got into the debate recently sparked by Emma Raducanu (24th) and gave his opinion from his experience.

During the first days of activity in the Californian desert, the 23-year-old British woman once again got into a controversy, blaming her seven previous coaches while she looks for other directions: “I don’t want to have another coach now because I feel like he’s going to question me from the first moment, even if it’s on a trial basis. “I would love to find a coach that works with, but I don’t think it’s going to be easy to find the right person.”

The statements of the 2021 US Open champion aroused great interest and even opened the door for other tennis figures such as the German Alexander Zverev (4°), who described it as “a very special case” due to constant changes in your equipment, and Aryna Sabalenka (1st), which admitted that it could not be without coach because “it’s important to have people around”, They will give their opinion on the matter.

In the last few hours, Novak Djokovic entered the debate without mentioning the particular case of the former world No. 10 but giving his opinion from his particular experience, taking into account that he currently does not have a main coach either, after his successful time with the Croatian Goran Ivanisevic and his short-lived collaboration with the British Andy Murray.

“Boris (Bošnjaković) has been my coach assistant and analyst. Obviously he’s filling the coaching role but I don’t have anyone I can call my main coach at the moment. I’m fine about it. I have what I need“, began the owner of 24 Majors, reviewing his situation while still fighting against the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (1st) and the Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd).

“I don’t think I’m ready, at this stage in my career, to take on someone completely new and go through the process of getting to know each other. That doesn’t mean I’m not trying to improve my game, to innovate and look for ways to improve on and off the court. I’m doing it. In the preseason I received different peoplewe spent weeks analyzing, deconstructing and reconstructing my game. And I think it worked“added the 38-year-old Balkan legend.

“I had a great tournament in Australiabeating Sinner in a five-set duel and then taking Carlos (Alcaraz) to a tight fourth set. It took me several years to beat any of them. I beat Carlos at the 2025 Australian Open but I hadn’t had many wins against him in Grand Slams in recent years. It was great to see that I can still beat them and that I can continue doing this at the highest level.“, he stated affirmatively, in the preview of the duel against the local Aleksandar Kovacevic (72nd).

All the activity of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 can be followed LIVE on Disney+ Premium Plan.