{"id":869953,"date":"2026-10-04T00:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T00:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/869953\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T00:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T00:58:45","slug":"auger-aliassime-hires-feds-former-coach-ljubicic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/869953\/","title":{"rendered":"Auger-Aliassime Hires Fed\u2019s Former Coach Ljubicic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The fifth-ranked Canadian has made a big splash, hiring Ivan Ljubicic as his new coach. <\/p>\n

Chris OddoOctober 2, 20262 minute read<\/p>\n

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Felix Auger-Aliassime has made a significant move for the next chapter of his career, hiring former World No. 3 and longtime Roger Federer coach Ivan Ljubicic.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcited to start a new chapter with Ivan. Let\u2019s get to work,\u201d Auger-Aliassime announced on Instagram on Friday.<\/p>\n

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The partnership fills the vacancy created when 26-year-old Auger-Aliassime ended his nearly decade-long relationship with Frederic Fontang following Wimbledon in July. The fifth-ranked Canadian had made it clear that he was looking for a coach with experience at the very highest level, and Ljubicic certainly checks that box.<\/p>\n

The Croatian won ten titles and amassed 426 tour-level wins during an accomplished playing career before later coaching Federer from 2016 until the Swiss legend retired in 2022, a period that included Federer\u2019s remarkable late-career renaissance and three additional Grand Slam titles. Ljubicic also previously coached another big-serving Canadian, Milos Raonic, from 2013 to 2015.<\/p>\n

The pairing immediately makes Auger-Aliassime one of the more intriguing players \u2013 and potentially a difference maker \u2013 moving forward.<\/p>\n

There is plenty of common ground between Ljubicic the player and Auger-Aliassime. Ljubicic built his own career around a powerful serve, aggressive first-strike tennis and a willingness to dictate from the baseline. That experience could prove particularly useful for Auger-Aliassime, whose best tennis is similarly predicated on taking control of points rather than allowing opponents to dictate.<\/p>\n

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His work with Federer \u2014 particularly during Federer\u2019s successful effort to play more aggressively and take time away from opponents late in his career \u2014 makes the fit especially intriguing.<\/p>\n

Ljubicic will not be leaving the French Tennis Federation to take the job. The 47-year-old recently moved from his position overseeing high performance into a role as special adviser to FFT president Gilles Moretton, with former world No. 6 Gilles Simon taking over as High Performance Director. The FFT has indicated that Ljubicic\u2019s relationship with the federation will continue alongside his new work with Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n

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