Novak Djokovic has stated that Boris Bosnjakovic will be his team’s new interim coach for the Roland Garros tournament this year. The Serbian has not had a regular coach since splitting with Goran Ivanisevic.

Djokovic’s professional career has been greatly influenced by Bosnjakovic, a 50-year-old from Novi Sad. Whether he can improve Djokovic’s game, which has been criticized this year, is still to be seen.

Djokovic stated this during a press conference and said: “Since my split with Goran, I have never confirmed that I have a permanent coach. I said that Nenad was there to help me as a friend and as a mentor, as someone who I regard as important in life.”

The 24-time champion, who suffered a crushing loss to Tomas Machac in the Geneva semifinal, has voiced concerns about a possible dip in form. To advance his game, Djokovic’s supporters have urged him to appoint a new coach.

He further said: “Boris is a part of my technical team when it comes to the analysis of my rivals, matches and my own game. We’ve been cooperating for several years in many roles and Boris remained the head coach at Novak Tennis Centre. He is going to be my tennis coach in Paris; he will work with me on analysis, preparation and tactics. As for what comes after this tournament, I don’t have a long-term coaching solution at the moment.”

Novak Djokovic in 2024

Currently ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 24^th of May when he was overcome by world no.34 Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Geneva (draw).

Presently, during this year the Serbian achieved a composed 14-6 record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant result of the present year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo and Geneva.

Novak Djokovic will play the world no.142 Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the 1^st round on Tuesday at 8:15 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their current record is 1-0 for Djokovic.

Novak won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Djokovic is scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.