WIMBLEDON, England—Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic praised his coach, Boris Becker, for his work after this year’s French Open. Djokovic, who has yet to win Roland Garros, lost to Stan Wawrinka in this year’s final. Djokovic has won nine Grand Slam titles: Five Australian Opens, three Wimbledons, and one U.S. Open.

“Obviously we shared very joyful and positive happy moments in the locker room after the match where we hugged,” Djokovic said. “As a team we tried to grasp on everything that we have achieved, especially during this couple weeks, being able to bounce back mentally after Roland Garros, a tough loss there, and to win this trophy which makes it even bigger.”

Becker won three Wimbledon titles, in 1985, 1986, and 1989, before he retired.

“Right now whenever you're winning, obviously everybody feels happy and it's easy to say positive things,” said Djokovic. “But in the tough times, Boris was there, as was the entire team. They were encouraging me to keep going, supporting me. That's a unity that keeps us together and allows us to experience these beautiful moments.”