"Incredibly intelligent, smart man, very confident": Novak Djokovic full of praise after Boris Becker hired as coach for Holger Rune

World number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic believes that hiring someone like Boris Becker will definitely help Denmark’s Holger Rune.

The 20-year-old recently inducted the 55-year-old into his coaching team after a series of poor performances in the recent past.

Becker is a former world number one who won six Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career.

Djokovic, who is often renowned as the greatest player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, while talking to the media at the Paris Masters, stated that the inclusion of someone like Becker in the coaching staff will help Rune going forward.

“I think it’s a very good decision from Holger to invite Boris to join his team,” said the 36-year-old. “Boris is legend of our sport, someone that, you know, understands the game so well from a player’s perspective, coaching perspective.

“He’s been around the game for so many years. He’s seen and played against different players in different generations. Incredibly intelligent, smart man, very confident, obviously composed. You know, he was famous for his mental strength and ability to come up with his best game when he was facing the biggest pressure.

“So I think for Holger, it’s a great move because Holger is a young player who already has established himself in the top 10 of the world, but obviously it’s one thing to reach the top 10 and to break into top 10, and it’s something else to get to a different level and start winning slams and, you know, getting to the top spots of the world.

“So he’s learning about it. It’s normal that he’s experiencing some kind of oscillations and ups and downs with his results. But, you know, I have known Holger for quite a few years. We trained when he was younger than he is now in Monte-Carlo, and I really like his game. I think he’s got huge potential, potential to be a Grand Slam winner, no doubt. So I’m sure that Boris will be able to help improve his game overall.”