What achievements do you see the Djokovic-Agassi alliance could bring?

[uscwang]

It is amazing to see what coaching can still do for players like Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray. Had Nadal brought in a new coach earlier, as people on this forum have suggested for a long time, who knew what he could have done?
Now, for team Djokovic-Agassi, what could they achieve?

 

[sbengte]

Poll fail. No option for 'Djoko will play a match wearing a toupee'

 

[mike danny]

A couple more slams, probably an AO title and one of the other 3 and another short stint at no.1. Also a multitude of masters and 1 WTF.

 

[Noelan]

Poll fail. No option for 'Djoko will play a match wearing a toupee'

Poor trolling. he really does not need it, one of your fav already wears a tupee, the other one is close.

To OP 2 USO (he needs better timing to win USO), maybe this year he will find it. Ofc if he can improve current serve

 

[Djokovic2011]

A couple more slams, probably an AO title and one of the other 3 and another short stint at no.1. Also a multitude of masters and 1 WTF.

That would be wonderful md.

 

[Shaolin]

Poll fail. No option for 'Djoko will play a match wearing a toupee'

He's already wearing one of these …

 

[Tennisanity]

Agassi will catapult Djokovic over Nadal.

 

[mike danny]

That would be wonderful md.

I doubt Agassi will help Nole achieve as much as Becker did. Novak owes half of his achievements to Becker's help.

Plus, Agassi is not going to completely eradicate the effects of aging. Djokovic is now in his 30's.

 

[skip1969]

is it even settled that they'll be working together after roland garros? i mean, it seems a bit premature to talk about djagassi if they aren't even a 'thing' yet . . . like picking out wedding invitations on your first date.

 

[Roddick85]

Plus, Agassi is not going to completely eradicate the effects of aging. Djokovic is now in his 30's.

Yeah that's definitely a reality Djokovic needs to face, and there's not much he can do about that with or without Agassi. Sure he can tweak his game a bit and go for more offense, but not everyone is as versatile as Federer. He could definitely follow in Fed's footstep and become smarter about his scheduling, aiming to peak at the tournaments he has a high chance of winning etc...

I'm going to vote for one more USO? Actually one thing Agassi could definitely help Novak achieve is to have the crowd on his side if he plays another final on Arthur Ashe!

 

[TheAssassin]

Both of them have/had potential to win more than 2 US Opens, it would be very nice if at least Novak gets #3 with a bit of help from Agassi.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

RG 2017

 

[Krish872007]

It's tough to see what goals they have in mind right now. I notice a few posters have mentioned winning more US Opens, which is an interesting point. Depends on what Andre has been hired for - I think it's more to do with the mental aspect, as Novak's game has not really gone anywhere - it's still there when he chooses to unlock beast mode. In which case any Slam win is possible, including here at the French. From a technical aspect, Andre's ability to take the ball early might be injected into the Djokovic game (though no guarantee) - good adjustment to make in New York.

So I will predict a return to Number 1 and an extra US Open somewhere down the line. Murray's got issues of his own in the second half of the year, so Novak can definitely make up the points difference if he continues this resurrection of his.

 

[sarmpas]

I feel like Novak's reliance on "super-coaches", first Becker now Agassi, kind of takes the sheen off his achievements. It's almost as if Federer and Nadal figured more of it out for themselves, they were more responsible for their achievements whereas Novak is being hand-held more.

 

[tennisaddict]

All of the poll options and a calendar slam on top of that

 

[Deleted member 77403]

To walk this planet as it's one and only heavyweight champion

 

[uscwang]

is it even settled that they'll be working together after roland garros? i mean, it seems a bit premature to talk about djagassi if they aren't even a 'thing' yet . . . like picking out wedding invitations on your first date.

True. But Agassi is not meant to be a full-time coach anyway, unlike Becker.
I think the chance for Agassi to be Novak's GS coach, plus WTF and a couple of masters, is good.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Agassi is not his coach. He's repeatedly said this week this is an "experiment," a "casual thing" and he's not even staying for the entire FO. Imagine if Nole gets to the semis or final of the FO-- if Andre was a true coach, he'd be there, but he's not going to be. Andre told Gilbert he's not travelling and he won't even be around as much as Edberg was for Fed.

 

[Purplemonster]

In his first set against Sousa, Djokovic was playing like a man possessed by crystal meth so it seems to be working well.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Think about id it doesnt work out, what will this do to Agassi career?
And what will Novak do, call Bjørn Borg and aim for high profile coach n3?

 

[Get A Grip]

It is amazing to see what coaching can still do for players like Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray. Had Nadal brought in a new coach earlier, as people on this forum have suggested for a long time, who knew what he could have done?
Now, for team Djokovic-Agassi, what could they achieve?

Re Nadal, Moya has helped, but getting beyond his injuries and confidence drop-offs on return has been equally important.

Re Djok, another story. We'll see. It has been said that the supercoach effect is all about someone sitting in your box that makes you ashamed to play anything but your best in front of.
Agassi regained a love of tennis and motivation late in his career--and that's what Djok is looking for--but for Agassi it was due mainly to overcoming the emotional damage his father had done to his relationship to the game (read the autobiography, it's all in there).
With Djok it's something else. Will Agassi help change that? We'll see. If Djok has a resurgence here, they'll credit Agassi, but he was already playing better than he had been in the European clay season--though not nearly as well as he did in 2011 or 2015-2016.
I Don't think he'll hit that level again. Simply because of the competition now. Better. Next Gen arrived; Nadal and Fed re-charged.

 

[wangs78]

Djokovic will win at least 1 more slam before he retires but anything beyond that is a bit of a crap shoot. He could win 5 more or he could win just the 1. It really depends on whether the NexGen step up and push the old guys off the table or not. It really is such a free-for-all at the moment. Roger, Rafa, Nole Murray and Wawrinka should have 5-7 more slams to win between the 5 of them. It's just not clear how that 5-7 gets divied up. Guys like Berdych, Tsonga, Ferrer are already in the sunset of their careers. Can players like Nishikori, Dimitrov, Delpo, Raonic and Cilic make a move? Collectively they may snag a couple of Slams, but I think they will have a pretty narrow window in which to do so.

With the NexGen, the good news is that Zverev is hugely ambitious, Thiem is super dedicated and I feel that the more success these two achieve, the more Kyrgios will get serious about being an ATP pro.

But to answer the OP, I don't think Agassi will make much of a difference on Djokovic to be honest. Their styles are pretty different.

 

[BlueB]

I feel like Novak's reliance on "super-coaches", first Becker now Agassi, kind of takes the sheen off his achievements. It's almost as if Federer and Nadal figured more of it out for themselves, they were more responsible for their achievements whereas Novak is being hand-held more.

Now, this is a really laughable statement, in Nadal's case. He was a completely "made" player. He is just an extension of Uncle Tony, that hits the ball.

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[Purplemonster]

Think about id it doesnt work out, what will this do to Agassi career?
And what will Novak do, call Bjørn Borg and aim for high profile coach n3?

That would be something, from crystal meth to cocaine.

 

[BlueB]

That would be something, from crystal meth to cocaine.

Oh, on the 2nd one the choices are wide open, Mac, Hingis...

 

[Bartelby]

Agassi is leaving at the end of the week, so go figure what long-term influence a fly in/fly out coach could really have!

 

[xFullCourtTenniSx]

What CAN he win? Everything. What he actually wins is a different story altogether.

 

[xFullCourtTenniSx]

Now, this is a really laughable statement, in Nadal's case. He was a completely "made" player. He is just an extension of Uncle Tony, that hits the ball.

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This could be said about basically anyone. Federer is an extension of Peter Carter and Peter Lundgren who later got a mix of Paul Annacone and Stephan Edberg. Sampras is an extension of Pete Fischer's vision for tennis.

A lot of successful players had massively influential people during their tennis development.

Though the originally quoted statement is still silly. Being a former tennis great doesn't make you a super coach. Actually taking someone's career and putting it in overdrive does. Larry Stefanki, Peter Lundgren, and Brad Gilbert (for Agassi). These guys are super coaches. And there are developmental super coaches like Toni Nadal and all the junior coaches. Being an ATG means you're great at hitting a tennis ball. It doesn't mean you're great at teaching how to hit it.

 

[bigserving]

Novak is at that point in his career when he could really use somebody around him to let him know what to expect and how to handle the period heading into retirement and the years beyond.

Agassi does not need the money or the fame and will be able to communicate with Nole in ways that other hangers on in his crew cannot. That being said, Novak will have to make his own way.

 

[2HBH-DTL]

not as much as what boris was able to do.