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PARIS. – Former world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic yesterday announced he had parted ways with Czech coach Radek Stepanek.

This comes after news broke over the weekend that Djokovic had split with former world No. 1 Andre Agassi, who was also part of the Serb’s coaching team.

The news was confirmed by a statement on Djokovic’s official website on Wednesday.

The statement read: “After Miami Novak Djokovic and his tennis coach Radek Stepanek decided to end their co-operation.

“The private relationship with Stepanek was and will remain great, and Novak has enjoyed working with him and learning from him.

“He remains grateful and appreciative of all the support he has received from Radek during the last period.

“Novak remains focused and eager to come back stronger and more resilient from long injury break that has affected his confidence and game.

“He is continuously and passionately looking for new and different ways to regain winning form.

“Djokovic will upon his short holiday with a family start his preparations for the clay season and upcoming tournaments.

“The co-operation between Novak and Andre Agassi has also ended.”

The 30-year-old Djokovic has struggled with injury and form in recent months which has seen his ranking dip to No 13 in the world.

He is next scheduled to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters, which begins on April 16. – AFP.