Djokovic thanks fitness coach for ‘amazing years’

Novak Djokovic thanked longtime fitness coach Marco Panichi for his years of service on Tuesday, signaling the end of a working relationship that began in 2017.

“What amazing years of collaboration we’ve had. We reached the summit, won titles, broken records. But most of all, I have enjoyed our most ‘ordinary’ days of training in and out of the gym,” Djokovic wrote on social media. “(Thank you) for all the energy, effort and time you invested in making me the best possible player and person I can be. Much love.”

Djokovic skipped the Madrid Open this year to focus on the Grand Slams and the upcoming Paris Olympics, but plans to compete in Rome.

Last week, he said he was considering going without a coach after ending a five-year partnership with Goran Ivanisevic last month, following his early exit from Indian Wells.