22 the one, 2024, 5:46 PM ET
As long as Novak Djokovic talks about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, his statements raise a stir. And this time, during the 2024 Australian Open was no exception. The Serbian, 36 years old and a quarter-finalist in the competition, fHe has been consulted about his relationship with his two historical rivals and the comparison with today’s youngest tennis players.
Novak Djokovic during a press conference at the Australian Open 2024. Getty
In dialogue with the media present at the press conference, Nole said: “Yes, I don’t particularly regret it or (it would mean something to me) to finish my career alongside Nadal. They are two of my biggest rivals – especially Nadal, as I have said numerous times – and that will never change. The amount of energy spent in our rivalry during all these years, how many times we faced each other… It is impossible for me to face Alcaraz sixty times. “That won’t be possible, because he will finish his career before me,” he concluded with a laugh.
He then added: “Joking aside, I really enjoy the rivalries I have with all those guys. Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner, all the guys near the top I get along pretty well. If I had to compare my relationship with them, with the one I had with Federer and Nadal, the relationship with my younger teammates is much better, more pleasant. I enjoy it”
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When Djokovic was asked why he enjoys it more, the Serb said: “I don’t know, it’s just more open, young people are more communicative. “We just get along better, that’s all.”
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