Novak Djokovic says that reuniting with his old coach, Marian Vajda, has given him a lot of motivation.
The pair had been training together in Marbella before Monte Carlo, where Djokovic easily won his opener—the Serb's first victory since the Australian Open.
"He knows me better than any tennis coach I've worked with," Djokovic told press at Monte Carlo. "He's a friend. He's someone I can share a lot of things with, whether it's professional or private life.
"He's always there for me. He knows what I need in order to get to the highest possible level of play. We could not ask for a better start.
"The first practice we had, that's what I felt. I felt safe on the court, I felt motivated, a lot of great things. We're going to both work to keep it that way."
But Djokovic repeated that the two "don't have any kind of long-term commitment with each other" yet.
Vajda, who is in Monte Carlo, had been Djokovic's longtime mentor until Djokovic fired his entire team a year ago following a string of poor performances.
Match point from Djokovic's win over Lajovic in Monaco:
