21 Dec 2013

Boris suprised over coaching Djokovic

12:04 pm on 21 December 2013

Boris Becker says Novak Djokovic approached him to become his head coach the day the Serb lost the world number one ranking to Spaniard Rafa Nadal in October this year.

Djokovic's announcement this week that the German six-times grand slam champion was to become his coach was greeted with surprise and Becker himself says it was unexpected.

Marian Vajda, who has been 26-year-old Djokovic's coach for each of his six grand slam titles, will continue as part of the team but Becker is set to assume head coach responsibilities at next month's Australian Open.

It will be Becker's first foray into coaching a top-level player and he says he'll put 100 percent into it.

Becker joins another former world number one and multiple grand slam winner Ivan Lendl in the coaching circle after the Czech-born American teamed up with Andy Murray at the start of 2012 and has since guided the British player to two major titles.