At 44 years old, Ivan Ljubicic, former world number 3 (December 2006), 10 titles, including a Masters 1000 in 2010 (Indian Wells), an Olympic medal (bronze in doubles, in 2004, with Mario Ancic) and two participations in the Masters, is responsible for carrying out an inventory of French tennis and supervising the high level of over 14s, girls and boys combined. He must also identify future nuggets in a mission called Ambition 2024.
The very high level, he knows. Under his leadership, Canada's Milos Raonic rose from 15th to 4th place in the world from June 2013 to November 2014. Above all, Ljubicic managed to put a certain Roger Federer back at the highest level while he was going through a difficult period. Succeeding Stefan Edberg, the Croatian supported the Swiss legend from 2016 until his retirement last year. Under his wing, Federer won two titles at the Australian Open and one at Wimbledon after a five-year low in Grand Slams.
The culture of winning
Ljubicic, who works...
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