Djokovic talks Agassi, grass

Novak Djokovic has revealed Andre Agassi will be on hand for as long as the Serb needs at Wimbledon, which begins on 3 July.

Djokovic, who most recently won the title at the All England Club in 2015, said that unlike the French Open – where his new coach left after the first week of the tournament – Agassi would remain for the duration.

“He will be in London for Wimbledon and he will stay as long as I stay in the tournament, so that’s great news,” Djokovic said.

“Obviously Roland Garros, the eight or nine days that we spent together, were very valuable for me to get to know him, to learn from him. We shared a lot of experiences on and off the court, things that he has been through that I can relate to.

“So having him around is not only great for myself but also for tennis. He’s supposed to arrive for the weekend. So he’s going to be there before the tournament starts.”

Meanwhile, Djokovic has headed to the south coast of England to contest the Aegon International Eastbourne, the first time he has played a grass-court tune-up event before Wimbledon since 2010.

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The world No.4 – who this time last year was the dominant world No.1 after winning his fourth major in a row in Paris – divulged his approach to the grasscourt season after being vague about it when questioned on his plans following his quarterfinal loss to Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros.

“This year I knew I wanted to play one, but I thought Queen’s and Halle would be too early for me,” he explained.

“I haven’t had too many matches this year all in all. That’s the reason why I came to Eastbourne.

“For me it’s great to visit a new place, be part of a new event. I don’t get to experience that too often. We have more or less the same schedule each year over and over again.”

Djokovic opens his campaign on Tuesday against Vasek Pospisil in the second round, after receiving a first round bye.