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Nikolay Davidenko He retired from tennis 10 years ago when he was 33, a few years younger than those who were Roger Federer (41) y Rafa Nadal (38) when it was their turn. In a recent interview for the media Match TVthe former Russian number 3 talked about how maybe Novak Djokovic keep in mind to surpass his greatest rivals in longevity, because at 38 years old Nole still has a lot to give. Thus, Davydenko also spoke about the positive results for doping of Jannik Sinner e Iga Swiatek.
– Age is just a number for Djokovic
“Nadal was not even 40 years old and could not physically fight with top 50 professionals of the same level. It is useless. Federer at 40 tried to show that he was tough, but he did not prove anything. Djokovic is now doing the same thing now, he is trying to show that age does not matter to him, Novak tries to deceive nature, but he can only do it for a couple of years. We are not robots. The burdens are serious, injuries happen. Take any current tennis player as an example: everyone has had them. either “They will have health problems. They all end their careers because of injuries that limit our training.”
-When will Djokovic retire?
“He’s trying to trick nature. Let’s see if he succeeds. Maybe he wants to beat Federer and Nadal’s record for longest career. Roger finished at 41, maybe Novak wants to reach that age. Maybe he’ll play fewer tournaments.”
– About the Sinner doping case
“Sinner is playing very well, he’s great. I like his tactics on the court, it’s not about doping. I saw it in 2019, compared to now, the difference is very decent. Jannick started playing differently. Tactics changed seriously, so many do not have time to play with him. Half of the tennis players now say that he is winning because of doping. Should I say that Mariano Puerta beat me because of doping at Roland Garros in 2005? I was physically dead and he wasn’t, but I don’t know if the doping helped him with that. I won’t shout to the press that it’s bad, but I will admit my fault and my mistake as a coach. For example, Nick Kyrgios He is always shouting, it is. a showman. He says all kinds of nonsense on and off the track and we will continue to do so again and again.”
-And about Swiatek and his positive result for a contaminated drug?
“You go to the pharmacy, buy a pill for the bronchi and there is salbutamol, which is considered doping. You always have to be in contact with a sports doctor, it’s rubbish. They won’t make you a better player thanks to a pill. Tennis It’s tennis, you won’t become number 1 in the world thanks to doping. Before it was easier to regulate doping, but now it’s starting to get crazy. It was easier when I played. under pressure, but we took it normally. I didn’t worry much, I drank and ate everywhere, without even thinking that I could dope. I don’t know why they have tightened the control so much, there is no result. The ATP needs to resolve that. because in general it is a great organization that is loyal to the players.
