Holger Rune has shared an honest take on Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. (Provided by Tennis World FR)
In an interview with Tennis Magazin, Holger Rune spoke about the legacy of the big three Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. He made an honest admission that trying to emulate the big three can only lead to disappointment. What will tennis be without the big three? Roger Federer has finished his career, Rafael Nadal is about to hang up his racket and Novak Djokovic, although he continues to compete at a high level, it is clear that he is destined to say enough in a few years.
What the three greatest tennis players in history have achieved may be unattainable and, even if you wanted to, trying to emulate them would be like running full speed against a wall sure to crumble.
Rune actually explained: “We try to become the best version of ourselves, hoping to inspire the next generation, to convince the younger ones to watch tennis.
For that, we need young players on the most important stages and, fortunately, we are there today, but the road to the top is still long.”
Rune on the next Big 3 and on Djokovic
In view of the results on the court, everything leads us to believe that Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner will be the new Big 3.
However, according to the Dane, it is still premature to enter into such a discussion: he told First Sportz: “The Big 3 means 20-25 Grand Slams. It’s a bit early to start talking about the Big 3 before you’ve even won Grand Slams“Finally, given that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are opponents one would never like to meet, Rune unflinchingly revealed which of the three made him feel the most apprehensive about playing against him : “Novak, of course.
If you do something wrong against Novak, you lose. You have to be very well prepared. ”
2023-06-30 21:01:11
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