Novak Djokovic has fired the most resounding shot in the volley of season-ending coaching changes Tuesday, announcing on Twitter that he has terminated his successful three-year relationship with Supercoach Boris Becker.The goals we set when we started working together have been completely fulfilled, Djokovic wrote. After thanking Becker, Djokovic added, On the other hand, my professional plans are now directed primarily to maintain a good level of play and also to maintain a good schedule and new goals for the new season.The awkward phrasing of his latter remarks might raise some questions about how the two men felt Djokovic ought to react to the decline in his game in the past few months of the year. But in his own Twitter response, Becker was nothing but gracious. Thank U! the 49-year-old six-time German Grand Slam champion wrote, We had the time of our life.Djokovics decision is the first signal he has sent that he feels a need to make some changes on the heels of a period during which he lost some key matches, including the US Open final, and the world No. 1 ranking. This after a nearly unbeatable start to the 2016 season in which he won his first French Open title, completing his career Slam.The No. 2-ranked Djokovic named Becker his head coach in December 2013. Becker guided the Serb to six of his 12 Grand Slam titles and 14 of his 30 ATP Masters 1000 titles.Becker became the youngest Grand Slam singles champion when he rode his booming serve to the Wimbledon title in 1985 at the age of 17 years, 227 days (a record later eclipsed by Michael Chang). He won Wimbledon three times, the Australian Open twice and added a US Open title as well.A former No. 1, Becker was also one of the most colorful and popular players of all time, and an icon in his native land. But he suppressed that side of his personality during his three-year stint with Djokovic, developing a reputation as a fiercely loyal and self-effacing presence who sat stone-still in the player-guest box, often wearing a baseball cap and track suit, watching his protégé pick apart the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.Thus far, Djokovic has said nothing about the fate of the other coach who has been at his side for years, Marian Vajda.Pepe Imaz, a Svengali-like figure who subscribes to a peace and love philosophy, was an increasingly visible presence in Djokovics camp in recent months. Djokovic calls him an adviser.Djokovic can take some solace in knowing his 2017 season will begin in Australia, where he is a six-time champion (including the past two).While most of the major coaching changes have occurred in the WTA ranks, ATP No. 3 Milos Raonic also surprised some observers recently when he terminated his relationship with one of his coaches, former French Open champion Carlos Moya.These relationships come down to individual dynamics, Tennis Channel analyst Paul Annacone told ESPN.com. Annacone, who coached Federer for more than three years and Pete Sampras for more than five, added: Sometimes, they run their course and the relationship goes stale. Its just human nature.Its also human nature to want to make a change when things arent going exactly as hoped, and that was undoubtedly where Djokovic found himself at the end of the 2016 season. 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With a raucous crowd of 42,148 and every player anxiously tracking the flight of the ball, left fielder Angel Pagan ran out of room as it landed in the basket that tops the ivy-covered walls at Wrigley Field.Baez thought it was surely gone as soon as the ball left the bat.I forgot about the wind, he said. The winds blowing straight in, and I hit it really good. Good thing it just barely went.Chicagos relievers in the bullpen in foul territory down the left-field line broke into cheers as Baez rounded the bases with the delirious crowd in a frenzy. Baez then came out of the dugout for a curtain call.Just waiting for him to make a mistake and he finally did, Baez said.Chapman allowed Buster Poseys two-out double off the ivy in the ninth before Hunter Pence bounced to second for the final out, wrapping a bow on Chicagos first meaningful game in weeks.Lesters $155 million, six-year deal in December 2014 was a key moment in the Cubs turnaround from also-ran to contender. They clinched the NL Central title on Sept. 15 and led the majors with 103 wins this year, but have their sights set on the franchises first World Series crown since 1908.I kind of figured as we got going it would come down to one mistake and luckily we didnt make one and they did, Lester said. And I think thats just kind of the beginning of the series.Game 2 is Saturday night.Cueto was outstanding, following up Madison Bumgarners four-hitter in San Franciscos wild-card win at New York with his own gem. The right-hander, deftly varying his delivery to keep the Cubs off balance, struck out 10 and allowed three hits in his second straight complete game in the postseason.We both were pitching a great ballgame and obviously we knew -- we were aware that one run was going to decide the game, Cueto said through a translator.Baezs homer stopped San Franciscos postseason scoreless streak at 23 innings dating to the World Series in 2014. The Giants also won it all in 2010 and 2012, leading to talk of even-year magic for manager Bruce Bochys club, but it was the Cubs with the good fortune in the series opener, a strange turn of events for the usually snake-bitten franchise.ddddddddddddhe Giants had at least one hit in each of the first four innings, including leadoff singles in the first three, but Lester held them off each time. The left-hander got some help from his usual catcher, with David Ross throwing out Gorkys Hernandez trying to steal second in the first and picking off wild-card hero Conor Gillaspie at first in the third.San Francisco had runners on second and third after left fielder Ben Zobrist misplayed Pagans sinking liner into a fourth-inning double, but Brandon Crawford bounced out to end the inning.We had a couple chances there. We just couldnt get the key hit, Bochy said.Cueto retired his first 10 batters and had the Cubs shaking their heads all night long. He also got some timely help from his defense.Hernandez got revenge on Ross with an outstanding, sliding catch on the warning track in left-center in the third. Kelby Tomlinson, starting at second in place of Joe Panik with the lefty Lester on the mound, robbed Zobrist of a two-out RBI single in the fourth, then took a hit away from Anthony Rizzo with another diving stop in the seventh.SEENActor and comedian Bill Murray was in the crowd cheering on his beloved Cubs. He did his best to bust the teams infamous curse, wearing a shirt that read: I Aint Afraid of No Goat.Rocker Eddie Vedder, Chicago Bulls stars Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook each got a loud cheer when they were shown on the videoboard in left field. Wearing a white Kris Bryant jersey, former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka fired up the crowd before the first pitch.Its time to play ball, he said while standing in front of the home dugout. 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