Ivan Ljubicic - #3 in the world & Federer's coach

In this episode, we sit down with tennis legend Ivan Ljubičić, who shares his incredible journey from a war-torn childhood in Bosnia to becoming one of the top players in the world. Ivan discusses the pivotal moments in his career, the challenges he faced, and the invaluable lessons he learned along the way. He opens up about the support of his family, the critical decision to retire, and his transition into coaching and management. As a coach, he worked with Roger Federer for many years. Ivan also offers profound insights into the role of parents in nurturing young athletes and the importance of balancing professional and personal life. Tune in for an inspiring and heartfelt conversation that delves deep into the life of a tennis great.

[@POK2008]

I loved that big serve Ivan had and his one-hander. He has a great tennis mind.

[@TennisInsiderClub]

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[@TennisOnAction]

I watched Ivan played once in Indian Wells learned something from his one handed backhand.

[@AjCHX]

Unbelievable inside stories for a tennis fan - couldn't be more thrilled after listening to the full interview 😄What a true legend Ivan Ljubicic is! 🏆 Never followed him closely when he was on the pro tour but liked the fact that he had a single handed backhand and gave a lot of problems for many of the top players. Thank you making this available to the tennis fans 🙏

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you for your feedback! Which guest would you like to hear next?

[@AjCHX]

Thank you@@TennisInsiderClub. I think it would be a joy to listen to any top ranked past / present pro tour player! I'm sure they all have amazing personal stories that the tennis community would love to hear and be inspired by. Personally for me, I'd love to hear: 1) Marat Safin 2) Steffi Graf 3) David Ferrer 4) Mary Pierce 5) Pete Sampras 6) Justine Henin 7) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 8) Gabriela Sabatini 9) Stefan Edberg 10) Thomas Muster

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[@ccsdk]

Great interview....thanks for sharing.

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Glad you enjoyed it 🫶🏻

[@michaelglover9187]

Great interviewing job. You guys had a good balance of asking questions and adding neat things but also letting Ivan talk. Good work.. it's a hard balance to do that successfully.

[@LoucosxTenis]

Great interview guys! It's pretty incredible how the origins of the serbians, croats and bosnians were very hard and they came up turning to be strong tennis players! I loved these stories!

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you very much!! Ivan has a really impressive story!

[@musicphilebd9862]

Wonderful interview. You guys need a lot more reach. Lets pray to the god of KZbin algorithm so it picks up

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you 🫶🏻

[@sefermemisoglu3800]

Wonderful enterprise! Go on guys; the world needs this!🎉🌷🥂✨🙏

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you 🫶🏻

[@314westender159]

When he said Martina at the end I almost fell out of my chair... it was my first thought exactly. Wow

[@TennisInsiderClub]

🙌🏼

[@markscott6102]

What a great interview! He is such an interesting and intelligent guy. Thank you!

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@taiwangeorge]

Just discover this channel. This podcast is so good I don’t understand why there aren’t more subscribers! Please keep it up and I’m going to check out all the past episodes too

[@arkitektonlima9711]

Wooooow , unbelievable 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ancientlandmark_]

Really awesome interviews and material, thank you for this, such great educational history and stories for us all! 🎾🙏🏻

[@mintymintygogo]

Imagine feeling your life is completed before the age of 30! I'm pushing 60 and really feel my life has not really yet begun. I haven't yet won my first competitive match yet. I'm learning to serve and do other things I need to do which will complete my goals; in life not just tennis but feel I have lots to learn before really starting my journey and this chap says he felt he had completed them at such a young age and my goals are not even to be professional . Winning my club tournament is one goal . How can it be possible for the gap between us to be so big? We started playing at the same age

[@lszujo]

amazing interview

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thank you 🫶🏻

[@ap7498]

Thank you for sharing

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Thanks for watching!

[@williammaddox3339]

Would Ivan make a good coach for Caroline? There are some similarities in their games. I do realize coaching relationships are very complicated.

[@emmyelijah7395]

Novak interviewing Ivan Ljubicic?

[@bournejason66]

Usually people change from eastern to western grip to get more spin. He went the opposite direction 😂

[@gmnboss]

Did he really play continental??

[@TennisInsiderClub]

Looks like 👀