By Richard Pagliaro Monday, December 12, 2025
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In the process of pursuing self-improvement, Novak Djokovic No finish line in sight.
Grand Slam king Djokovic has been training with a new standout for the 2026 season.
Dr. Mark KovacsThe human movement scientist, strength and conditioning coach and former All-American tennis star at Auburn University has reportedly been working with 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic on fitness, injury prevention and recovery Djokovic fan site.
🚨Novak Djokovic has hired a new member for his team.
Dr. Mark Kovac is working with Novak to focus on conditioning, injury prevention, biomechanics, recovery and on-court performance optimization.
Novak is rebuilding his body and training hard for the new season. pic.twitter.com/euYhXL02MT
— Danny (@DjokovicFan_) December 14, 2025
Dr. Kovac previously worked with the NBA’s USTA and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 38-year-old Serbian superstar has long been one of the fittest men in tennis. The challenge for Djokovic is to maximize his fitness levels while playing far fewer matches than he has in past seasons and try to topple the two giants in Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner, who have combined to knock him out of the final three Grand Slam semifinals of the 2025 season.
Djokovic will apparently play the 2026 Australian Open without a warm-up tournament as he continues his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title.
Ten-time Australian Open champion Djokovic has won the Australian Open title in four of the past seven years. Sinner will arrive in Melbourne as a two-time defending AO champion.
