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Djokovic splits with coach Stepanek, days after breaking with Agassi
Serbia, April 4 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Wednesday announced he had ended his cooperation with Czech coach Radek Stepanek, after working together since November, according to a statement on his official website.
The announcement comes just days after Djokovic split with his United States coach Andre Agassi in the wake of the Serbian former No. 1’s second straight failure to get past the opening match of a tournament, most recently at the Miami Open and before that at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, reports Efe.
“The private relationship with Stepanek was and will remain great, and Novak has enjoyed working with him and learning from him,” the statement said.
“He remains grateful and appreciative of all the support he has received from Radek during the last period.”
The note admitted that coming back from a long injury break “has affected his confidence and game,” but stressed that Djokovic “is continuously and passionately looking for new and different ways to regain winning form.”
“Djokovic will, upon his short holiday with family, start his preparations for the clay season and upcoming tournaments,” the statement said.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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