Croatian tennis great Nikola Pilic, who trained Novak Djokovic in his academy and led the Serbian star to Davis Cup glory, ...

The tennis world is a little dimmer this week with the news that Nikola Pilic, a Croatian legend and the man Novak Djokovic called his “tennis father,” has passed away at the age of 86. Pilic died on ...

Former Germany Davis Cup captain Niki Pilic died on Monday at the age of 86 in his homeland Croatia, the Croatian tennis federation said in a statement on Tuesday. Pilic was team captain between 1987 ...

This week, the ‘tennis father’ of Novak Djokovic, former French Open finalist and world No. 6 Nikola Pilic, died at the age of 86. Players and fans alike immediately began to share tributes in honor ...

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic fought back tears after his second-round win at the Hellenic Championship in Athens on Tuesday after tournament organisers played a tribute video to his former coach ...

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic has broken down in tears during a post-match tribute to his former coach Nikola Pilić. Djokovic ...

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian tennis great Nikola Pilić, the first coach to lead three countries to Davis Cup glory and who trained Novak Djokovic in his academy, has died. He was 86. The Croatian ...

Croatian tennis legend Nikola Pilic, who captained multiple Davis Cup-winning sides and was an early mentor to Novak Djokovic, has died at the age of 87, the country's tennis association announced on ...

There were soul-stirring scenes at the end of Novak Djokovic’s match against Alejandro Tabilo at the Hellenic Championship as the tennis great was overcome with emotion during a poignant tribute to ...

Croatia and the global tennis community are mourning the loss of Nikola Pilic, who passed away in Rijeka at the age of 87, HRT has reported. Widely celebrated as both a trailblazing player and an ...