While the American tour with the Masters 1000 d’Indian Wells et Miami gets closer, the players begin to head towards the USA. This Friday, it is the case of Novak Djokovic et Rafael Nadal. The two tennis legends, who have a combined 46 Grand Slam titles between them, flew together to the UNITED STATES. The Serbian posted a selfie on Instagram. “Excellent company on the route to the United States,” he wrote. A very beautiful image which reminds us that despite their rivalry, perhaps the greatest in the history of tennis, the two men are not enemies and have enormous respect for each other. other.
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Djokovic will make his comeback, Nadal will take a detour to Las Vegas
Novak Djokovic will make its grand return to the Californian desert ofIndian Wells this year after having missed the last three editions due to the Serb’s refusal to be vaccinated, which prevented him from playing in UNITED STATES. Defeated in the semi-finals of the last Australian Openthe Serbian will be keen to perform after two months of break, having not won there since 2016. Rafael Nadal will take a detour Las Vegas to compete in an exhibition with Carlos Alcaraz before going to California. The Majorcan had planned to resume at Doha this week. Too short, he finally decided to skip the event and hopes to be ready for Indian Wells.
Who dreams of getting on this plane?🤩
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“The numbers say Djokovic is the best in history”
In the Big 3, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have always been the closest. It’s no secret. With Novak Djokovic, the relationships are different but respectful. During an interview with the sixth a few days ago, Rafa even admitted that, according to the figures, Absent is the best player in history. “Djokovic, I think the image he projects or has projected is much worse than what he really is. I think he’s a good person, with his mistakes, sometimes in his behavior he accentuates them a little, but I don’t think it’s out of malice. The numbers say he’s the best in history. For me it is, from what I’ve seen. I’ve never had the ego to say things I don’t feel. You could say I was injured more often, but he had a better body.”
2024-02-23 22:49:18
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