And the former world No 3 said he finally understood why Federer had the ability to change things up when he began coaching him. “When I started to coach Roger, I realised the way he is thinking about tennis is just different than anybody else,” Ljubicic said.
“I think that was the biggest difference, that he had this big, big bag of tactics that he would pull out whenever he felt he needed it. When you watch his matches, Roger was a very elegant and powerful player. He made it look very easy. You think that it’s all talent, but he was an incredibly hard worker.”
