02/08/2023 and las 10:59 CEST
Goran Ivanisevic, the Serbian’s coach, pointed out that “I’m still a bit sad after the defeat, but it was harder for Novak because he was on the track.”
The legendary Croatian player once again praised Carlos Alcaraz, executioner of Nole in London
The already legendary Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic continues to bring a tail several weeks after it was played. A five-set match with a victory for the Murcian who continues to attract the attention of the racket world.
Y one of those involved in first person was Goran Ivanisevic, current coach of ‘Nole’, who revealed in statements to the Dnevnik Nova TV channel that “I’m still a bit sad about the outcome of the match, but it has been even harder for Novak because he was on the track“.
The one who was a great Croatian player once again praised Carlos Alcaraz, highlighting that the young talent from El Palmar is “a mix of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak”.
On the age difference between Carlitos and his pupil, no less than 16 years, the Serbian’s coach pointed out that “now everyone is waiting for a new rivalry between Alcaraz and Novak, despite the fact that the age difference is big. Of course, I consider that they will still play many finals together… We have an interesting era of tennis ahead“.
Goran Ivanisevic insisted on his analysis of the figure of Carlos Alcaraz, whom he compared to the ‘big three’ of tennis in the last two decades: “He is a mixture of all three and he has an incredible future in front”.
In the same vein as his coach, Novak Djokovic said about Alcaraz after the defeat suffered on the London grass that “his game consists of a suitable mixture of certain classic elements of Roger, of Rafa and also mine. It has the best of all three worlds“.
“Carlos has great mental resilience and great maturity for a tennis player of only twenty years of age, it is something impressive. He has that Spanish bull mentality and that competitiveness and fighting spirit that we have seen in Rafa during so many years of his career. He has sliding backhands and a few other similarities to my punches. I have never played against a tennis player like him in my career. Roger and Rafa have their own strengths and weaknesses. Carlos is very complete“, explained the Serb.
Novak Djokovic was also questioned about a possible future rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz, indicating that the Murcian “is going to be on the circuit for a long time. I don’t know how long I will continue to be active. We have only played three games so far, three very competitive games. I hope we play at the US Open, why not? It would be good for the sport if the world’s number one and number two faced each other in five-hour matches, in five sets. There can be nothing better for tennis“.
2023-08-02 09:05:07
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