The inevitable happens little by little. After Roger Federer’s retirement at the end of 2022, the next great tennis legends to follow in these footsteps will necessarily be Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The first, aged 36, is co-holder with Djokovic of the record for Grand Slam titles won with 22 victories. The second is 35 years old and still seems capable of feats as he did in Australia. However, for a former player, Robin Hasse, these two monsters are no longer as dominant as they could be before.
And if the year 2023 was the last year of hegemony of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal? Both, especially the Spaniard, seem to be exhausted and their bodies are increasingly fragile. Novak Djokovic claimed to have argued the Australian Open with a torn thigh while Rafael Nadal had to forfeit in the middle of the tournament. Nevertheless, Roland-Garros risks being a historic tournament, especially if one of the two men wins, bringing his total to 23 Grand Slam titles won. But other players, younger, fresher, are on the lookout…
“In the world top 100, you are mentally very strong”
Robin Hasse, former world number 33, in an interview with Clay Tennis affirm that “If you reach the top 100 in the world, you are mentally very strong. When people say a World No. 10 isn’t mentally strong, they don’t know what they’re talking about. If you weren’t mentally strong, you wouldn’t be here. Winning a Slam title is different, it’s true, it’s always more pressure. But Medvedev won one, Thiem won one. It changes. »
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“Nadal and Djokovic are no longer as dominant as before”
While discussing the cases Djokovic et Nadal, Haase added : “Even though Djokovic and Nadal have shown that they are still in contention for these events, that they are still better than the others, they are not as dominant as before, but that is also normal due to age . »
