Overview

• Novak Djokovic said with a smile that his post-retirement plan is to coach Joao Fonseca, adding that he would be “very expensive.”
• The exchange came during a US Open “question train” segment that the tournament shared on its social channels.
• Djokovic remains in the hunt at Flushing Meadows after a straight-sets win over Learner Tien to reach the second round.
• Fonseca, 19, broke through with an Argentina Open title earlier this year and is set to face Miomir Kecmanovic in New York.
• The comment does not constitute a coaching agreement, as Fonseca currently works with Guilherme Teixeira and Djokovic has simply shown support for rising talents before.