Madrid — Novak Djokovic staved off a huge upset in his first match since splitting with his long-time coaching team to beat Nicolas Almagro 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the second round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday. After a blistering start, Djokovic had to battle back from 3-0 down in the deciding set to book his place in the last 16. Djokovic is without a coach in the Spanish capital after bringing to an end a 10-year relationship with Marian Vajda in an attempt to reverse his dramatic slump in form over the past year. But he could have a new coach in place as soon as the French Open that starts in less than a fortnight. "I’m going to think about who I want in my team," the Serb said on Wednesday. "Right now I don’t have anyone yet, but I think by the French Open or after the French Open I [am] already going to have someone." Australian Nick Kyrgios cruised past American Ryan Harrison 6-3 6-3 and will now meet Rafa Nadal who beat Fabio Fognini 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4. Milos Raonic is also into the...
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