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Belgrade (Serbia): Novak Djokovic has announced he has split from his long-term coaching team, saying he needs to "find the winning spark on the court again".
Coach Marian Vajda, fitness coach Gebhard Gritsch, and physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic have mutually agreed to part company with the 12-time grand slam champion after working together for more than eight years.
Vajda has been a mainstay of Djokovic's team since 2006 and was a commanding figure within his coaching set-up, while Amanovic has been part of the world number two's team for more than 10 years.
Gritsch, who introduced a sports science based training schedule, was with the Serbian for exactly eight years and following discussions about the 29-year-old's recent results, Djokovic has opted to make wholesale changes.
Djokovic has struggled since winning last year's French Open, losing in the third round at Wimbledon later and a second-round defeat at this year's Australian Open.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/may/06djokovic-coach.jpg" alt="" />Coach Marian Vajda has been in Djokovic's team since 2006
"I am grateful to Marian, GG and Miljan for a decade of friendship, professionalism and commitment to my career goals. Without their support I couldn't have achieved these professional heights. I know they completely dedicated themselves and their lives to help me achieve my dreams and they were always my driving force and wind in my back. It was not an easy decision, but we all felt that we need a change," Djokovic said in a statement.
"I want to continue raising the level of my game and stamina and this is a continuous process. I am a hunter and my biggest goal is to find the winning spark on the court again. I feel like this is a new chapter in my life. My career was always on the upward path and this time I'm experiencing how it is when the path takes you in a different direction. I want to find a way to come back to the top stronger and more resilient," he added The World No. 2 revealed he will not make an immediate decision on the replacements.

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