Professional tennis players spend at least eight months out of the year on the road, which can get pretty lonely. Due to the long tennis season and the competitiveness of the sport, it’s necessary for a player to keep a well-oiled super team.
Like pop stars and A-list actors, high-profile players travel with entourages. A tennis entourage usually includes coach (or coaches in some instances), physiotherapist, trainer, chef (for a few superstars), nutritionist, hitting partner, the other half, children, and pets. Each of these behind-the-scene unsung heroes (few of them such as super coaches are sung) provide their respective bosses with a specific, crucial task to ensure the players are well-equipped to execute their game plans.
Each day this week we will feature one top player’s team, starting with Novak Djokovic’s team.
TEAM DJOKOVIC
Since hiring super coach Boris Becker three seasons ago, 12-time Grand Slam titlist Djokovic has dominated the men’s game. Under Becker’s tutelage, the 29-year-old Serb added six Grand Slams to his already-impressive trophy case.
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