Recently something out-of-the-box happened at the ongoing Australian Open. Richard Gasquet was all set to play world number 2 Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling first-round encounter in Melbourne. However, amidst the hustle and bustle of the match, something unexpected happened. The former coach of Roger Federer, Ivan Ljubicic was recently spotted at the box of the Frenchman Gasquet.

This made everyone wonder about his presence in the box of the French international. Well as it stands, the former coach of the Swiss international came there with a special reason. Here’s everything you need to know about the presence of Ivan Ljubicic at Richard Gasquet’s box.

Why was Roger Federer’s former coach present at Richard Gasquet’s box?

In a recent revelation, Ivan Ljubicic made a surprise presence at the box of Richard Gasquet during his match against Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz. Interestingly, the former coach was declared the director of a program called “Ambition 2024” to make French tennis better. The French Tennis Federation chose him for this job, and he will be working with other coaches.

His job will be to help more than 14 national players get to their level best. He started on January 15, 2023, and for the next three months, he traveled all around France to see how things were in French tennis. The main goal of the program is to have more and better tennis players for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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Right now, France doesn’t have many top players, so Ljubicic’s job is crucial in trying to change that and bring in new talent. He is hopeful that the new stars can shape the future of French tennis.

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While talking about his new role, he suggested that he was very happy and excited to be part of the team that will help bring French tennis to new heights.

Ljubicic is excited about the new prospect of helping French tennis grow

After joining hands with the French Tennis Federation, Ivan Ljubicic came ahead and said that he was very happy to be a part of this organization. While continuing further, he added that France has a lot of talent, it only needs to come out at the front.

 “I am very happy to join the French Tennis Federation, one of the federations in the world that devotes the resources to developing the potential of young people. France has a very rich, very promising breeding ground, and I put my experience at the service of this new challenge with total commitment and a strong desire to share the values that forge champions,” said Ljubiciic in the interview.

Thus, Ivan Ljubicic will be helping French tennis grow and make sure that these players reach new heights. Thus, this could have been one of the major factors why Ivan Ljubicic made a surprise entry at the box of Richard Gasquet.

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