Niki Pilić, who has died aged 86, was a charismatic Yugoslav tennis star of the 1960s and 1970s who sparked the controversial 1973 Wimbledon players’ boycott. Although he was a top 10 player, ...

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 ...

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

Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action against Australia's Nick Kyrgios. REUTERS/Henry Romero By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has lost the tenacity which enabled him to rule ...

BELGRADE (Reuters) – The challenges Novak Djokovic faced in his childhood and throughout his career helped the 34-year-old Serb in his bid to become the greatest tennis player of all time, his former ...

The walkout was the result of the tennis federation banning Nikola Pilic, an instance of player unity that is still felt today. By Cindy Shmerler Stan Smith’s 1972 Wimbledon cup sits alongside his ...

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 ...

40 years ago%2C 81 of the top players walked out on Wimbledon The unified stand protested the tournament%27s decision to uphold a suspension of Niki Pilic %22It wasn ...

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has lost the tenacity which enabled him to rule men's tennis for a number of years, former mentor Niki Pilic said on Saturday. "Djokovic reached the Mount Everest ...