ROGER FEDERER ANNOUNCES BIG COACHING CHANGE: STEFAN EDBERG IS OUT AND IVAN LJUBICIC IS IN BY RICKY DIMON

Written by: Staff on 8th December 2015

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ROGER FEDERER ANNOUNCES BIG COACHING CHANGE: STEFAN EDBERG IS OUT AND IVAN LJUBICIC IS IN BY RICKY DIMON

epa05012599 Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to John Isner of US during their round of sixteen match at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 05 November 2015. EPA/YOAN VALAT |

Roger Federer announced on Tuesday that he has made a change to his coaching team, with Stefan Edberg exiting and Ivan Ljubicic hopping on board.

Federer worked with Edberg in both 2014 and 2015, during which the Swiss reached three Grand Slam finals: Wimbledon each season and this year’s U.S. Open. He lost to Novak Djokovic on all three occasions. Federer also finished runner-up to Djokovic at the World Tour Finals–despite beating the Serb in round-robin action–and ended the year just behind Andy Murray at No. 3 in the world.

“After 2 very successful years, I would like to thank Stefan Edberg, my childhood idol, for agreeing to join my team,” Federer posted on Facebook. “It was a dream come true. Although it was supposed to only be for 2014, Stefan was great and agreed to extend the partnership through this year which I really appreciated. He taught me so much and his influence on my game will remain. He will always be a part of my team.

“Severin Luthi, who I have been working with since 2008, will continue to be my main coach and he will be joined by Ivan Ljubicic. Both Daniel Troxler, my physiotherapist and Pierre Paganini, my longtime fitness trainer, will remain part of my technical team.”

“Roger and I had a wonderful two years together,” Edberg commented. “When he originally approached me at the end of 2013, I committed to work with him for only a year. It became very clear from the start that this was going to be a special partnership, working with the greatest ambassador tennis has ever seen. It was exciting for me to be back out on tour and to see that the sport has made so much progress…. After an amazing 2014, I decided to continue on for another year, but with a clear understanding that it would be my last year given the time commitment.

Roger Federer of Switzerland (R) speaks with his coach former world number one tennis player Stefan Edberg (L) during a practice session at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, USA, 05 March 2014. EPA/PAUL BUCK

“I believe Roger still has a lot left to give to the sport of tennis and is capable of winning the big events. Roger and I will remain close friends and I will always feel part of the Federer team. I hope to try and come watch Roger play some tournaments in 2016.”

Ljubicic previously worked with Milos Raonic for two full seasons and part of another. Raonic made it to the World Tour Finals in 2014 before a foot injury plagued him this year. The Canadian announced late last month that he and Ljubicic were parting ways.

Ljubicic posted the following on Twitter: “It was a great 2 and a half yrs. Thank you Milos for your determination and all of the effort you have put in. All the best for #teamraonic”.

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

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December 8, 2015 at 7:46 pm

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