Tearful Djokovic pays tribute to 'father figure' Pilić

Djokovic gave a tearful tribute to his former coach and mentor, Nikola Pilić, who died in September

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00:00Sorry for this, but Nicky was more than just a mentor and a coach to me.

00:06He was a part of my family and to me and my brothers.

00:11He has helped so much and I definitely wouldn't be who I am today without him.

00:18He passed away a few months ago and I want to ask your support and patience

00:25to give him respect and the tribute that he deserves, the legend that he is.

00:36Nicky was not just like a father to me and to my brother Jole that is just behind here

00:43and getting also emotional and my brother Marco, he was a father to everyone in this court

00:49and also hundreds of other tennis players, whether it was in Germany,

00:54whether it was in Croatia, wherever he was, whatever he touched, he turned to gold.

01:02He is the person that loves to help others, to serve others, to give others.

01:07He is the biggest Davis Cup coach in the history and what he did will never be repeated.

01:14He has won Davis Cup five times with three different countries,

01:19with Germany, Serbia and Croatia.

01:21This is something that will never be repeated.

01:24He is an absolute legend of the game.