Now less than a month remains until the Australian Open 2021, a competition that will begin on February 8 and where world number one, Novak Djokovic, will seek the ninth crown and the 18th Grand Slam of his career, a tournament where he has shone like nobody.
About the Balkan, a renowned and prominent former player like Todd Martin spoke recently, who praised the great physical virtues of the native of Belgrade, owner of an impressive physique.
In an interview with Kevin Palmer, Todd Martin suggested that Novak Djokovic’s peak level is higher than any other player in history, including Roger Federer.
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Todd Martin, who coached Novak Djokovic between 2009 and 2010, noted that the Serb’s athleticism and return of serve are far better than everyone else’s.
“His athleticism is out of this world. His return of serve is much better than any other return of serve and I mean much better. No one has recovered so many balls and neutralized so many good serves.”
Martin also added that Novak Djokovic’s mental toughness sets him apart from the rest of the tour. Even when he doesn’t bring his best game to the court, Djokovic’s fighting spirit helps him. “Having worked with him, when he’s focused he has that ‘I’m walking through a brick wall’ mentality
Now he’s not always focused, but when he is and we’ve seen him for long periods, he doesn’t have to play very well. He is a great fighter and he does it well ”. Top tennis stars will self-quarantine in Adelaide instead of Melbourne and play an exhibition there before the Australian Open, and the city will also host a WTA event after the first Grand Slam of the year, organizers said on Saturday.
Some 1,270 players and support personnel are expected to arrive in Melbourne on charter flights by the end of next week, where they will have to spend a mandatory 14 days in quarantine.
But as hotel rooms in the city are scarce, Australian Open director Craig Tiley said he had approached the South Australian government to accept some of them. “It would be a benefit if they played an exhibition tournament just before they got to Melbourne, so the prime minister (Steven Marshall) agreed to host 50 people in a quarantine bubble and then have those tennis players play an exhibition,” he said. Tiley to Tennis Channel.
Novak Djokovic already arrived in Australia this Thursday on a flight he shared with Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem.
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