Andre Agassi, the former world No 1 and Wimbledon champion, is emerging as a surprise candidate to join Novak Djokovic’s backroom team, The Daily Telegraph understands.

Having announced a complete clear-out of his coaching and support staff last week, Djokovic hinted in his pre-tournament press conference in Madrid that he was looking for another so-called supercoach.

Until his departure at the end of last season, Boris Becker managed to improve Djokovic’s conversion rate in major factors. Now Agassi has all the credentials and experience to help Djokovic – the world No 2 and reigning French Open champion – in his quest to regain former glories.

Djokovic’s agent, Edoardo Artaldi, said last night that no decision had yet been made. “At this point there is no name to be singled out as this is just an initial stage of discussion with interested parties.”

But the process may be more advanced than Djokovic is acknowledging. It is understood that the departed members of his team – coach Marian Vajda, fitness trainer Gebhard Phil-Gritsch and physio Miljan Amanovic – knew their time was up a month ago. In Monte Carlo in the middle of April, they were informing close colleagues of their imminent departures.