Djokovic Gives Verdict On His Former Coach Becker Joining Rune's Team
ATPSunday, 29 October 2023 at 10:50
Updated at Sunday, 10 August 2025 at 22:47
Novak Djokovic's former coach, Boris Becker, is now part of Holger Rune's team, and the Serbian spoke about it ahead of the 2023 Paris Masters.
Rune has struggled a lot with his tennis in recent weeks. The Danish star opted to shake things up in his team as a response by hiring Boris Becker, and the German coach made an immediate impact.
Rune played a lot better at the ATP 500 tournament in Basel this week, despite still not hitting his best tennis. The jury's out on how the partnership will ultimately go, but Novak Djokovic is a fan of the choice.
The Serbian legend has a really strong relationship with Becker from the time they used to work together, hence why he thinks it's a good move for both.
"I think it's a very good decision from Holger to invite Boris to join his team. Boris is legend of our sport, someone that, you know, understands the game so well from a player's perspective, coaching perspective."
Djokovic described Becker as someone who will be able to unlock Rune's mental strength. The Dane has already demonstrated his mental strength, but there is always room for improvement.
"So I think for Holger, it's a great move because, you know, Holger is a young player who already has established himself in the top 10 of the world, but obviously it's one thing to reach the top 10 and to break into top 10, and it's something else to get to a different level and start winning slams and, you know, getting to the top spots of the world."
Djokovic also drew parallels from his time with Becker, admitting that he, too, was instructed to pick up chess to sharpen his focus.
"I saw they are playing chess. That was the first thing that Boris introduced to our team, as well, playing chess. I think it's great, you know, for focus and I think just mental clarity and strategy."
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