Ugo Humbert publicly denied claims that he’s about to rent Goran Ivanisevic as his subsequent coach because the 26-year-old revealed he could not imagine what he was listening to when the rumors bought to him.
Not too long ago, the world No. 17 break up with Jeremy Chardy, a former French star who labored with him in the previous few years.
After the Australian Open, Ivanisevic additionally left Elena Rybakina’s staff after the chaos that was created by the Kazakh’s resolution to carry again Stefano Vukov to her staff.
Goran Ivanisevic© X screenshot
In latest days, a rumor began to flow into that Humbert could also be all for hiring the Croatian coach, who received 12 Grand Slam titles throughout his tenure with Novak Djokovic.
Humbert: I used to be that Ivanisevic was talked about, I mentioned, ‘What are they speaking about?’
“I already have a team around me. Jeremy has left, my team is fine as it is, I’m not necessarily looking for someone else,” the six-time ATP champion informed L’Equipe.
“If ever, at some point, I need an additional person, I’ll think about it but for the moment it’s not at all the priority.
“Having a foreigner is a bit difficult for me. Talking English, all that, I’m undecided I’ll have 100% of the connection…
“That’s why I prefer to have someone who speaks French, in order to express myself, say what I think and understand, too.
“I noticed that Goran was talked about, however I mentioned to myself “what are they speaking about?”
After splitting with Djokovic final April, Ivanisevic took a break from teaching.
When Rybakina reached out to him in late 2024, he thought it was an thrilling alternative that he waited for and accepted the job.
However then, he was left blindsided by the Kazakh returning Vukov to her staff and left her staff after solely collaborating in the course of the United Cup and the Australian Open.
