While Novak Djokovic is still in contention to win his tenth Australian Open, Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the second round injured, while Roger Federer retired in September. Of this Big 3, the Serb is currently the most dominant player, yet when he emerged Federer and Nadal were crushing everything but never managed to put Nole in doubt.
At the beginning of the 2000’s, Roger Federer et Rafael Nadal outrageously dominate world tennis. In 2008, Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam to l‘The Australian Open. The logical continuation for the Serb who was the only player at the time, with Andy Murray, to annoy the two monsters. But above all, the Serb was not afraid to win.
Djokovic never doubted
Grand of the Novak Djokovic, the famous trainer Patrick Mouratoglou returned to the strength of character of the Serb: ” I always tell this story: when Roger and Rafa outrageously dominated the men’s circuit, I had discussions with most of the Top 10 and they told me that it was impossible to win a Grand Slam, in their minds. Then a young man, 19, suddenly came out and said publicly, ‘I will beat them.’ And that guy was Novak Djokovic“, he explained in remarks reported byWe Love Tennis.
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“It’s not arrogance, it’s confidence”
«The tennis world was saying, ‘What a shame, how can this guy be so arrogant?’ and other such things. It’s not arrogance, it’s confidence, and he did it. Not because he said it, but because he believed in it deeply.added Patrick Mouratoglou. Years later, Novak Djokovic the opportunity to join Rafael Nadal in the ranking of the most successful players in Grand Slam with 22 coronations. Before that, Novak Djokovic face this saturday Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of l’Open from australia while his hamstring injury may well disrupt his plans.
