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 ...

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, ...

ZAGREB, Croatia — 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 Tennis ...

Novak Djokovic was in tears as his former mentor, Nikola Pilic, receives tribute at Hellenic Championship in Greece before his match Pilic passed away in September 2025 at the age of 86, whom Djokovic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...