After delivering impressive win in the final match, crushing first grand slam hopeful, Andy Murray of Britain with 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open tennis tournament over the weekend, champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia expressed his gratitude to his team, who he said, he ‘owed a lot’ to for his second Aussie Open grand slam title.

"It's them who deserve a lot of credit, as well," Djokovic was quoted by the Agence France Presse, according to ABC News.

The AFP noted that Djokovic expressed his high regards for his team, thanking them repeatedly and commending the close relationship they have developed during the tournament.

Djokovic admitted a bump in the team however until he was forced to call for drastic changes, for failure to do so has been affecting his professional career.

"Things off court were not working for me, you know. It reflected on my game, on my professional tennis career,” the AFP quoted Djokovic according to the ABC News.

"To overcome the crisis and to stand up and try to still dedicate yourself to the sport was a big success for me as a person."

The newly crowned Australian Open tennis tour 2011 champion explained that one of the ‘big steps’ he had to undertake was to

Djokovic said one of the big steps was letting go of his former coach Todd Martin. Martin according to ABC News shared coaching with the Serbian ace current coach, Marian Vajda.

Expressing high regard to former player, Martin, Djokovic admitted he had to make a choice.

"It wasn't working - I've tried. But with all due respect to Todd Martin, who I think was a great player, he's a great coach, but it just didn't work," Djokovic said, according to the ABC News.

"It's really hard to compensate and have two coaches travelling with you. I tried. Of course I tried a lot of things and if you don't try, you don't know. Now I know that it's not working."

The winner of the 2008 Australian Open Grand Slam title, his first, has continued traveling with Vajda, giving him his second grand slam win.

Along with Vajda, Djokovic also has Miljan Amanovic and a physio to his team.

"I owe them a lot definitely," he said.

Djokovic added that he had matured as a player and a person since his first major title in 2008.