Nikolay Davidenkowho put away the racket more than 10 years ago, spoke to Match TV to review current sports news, the career of the Serbian tennis player and the positives of Sinner and Swiatek.
The Russian player confirmed what we all know, age is just a number for Absentin addition to comparing Djokovic with Rafa and Roger: “Nadal was not even 40 years old and could not physically fight with professionals in the top 50 of the same level. It’s useless. Federer at 40 tried to show that he was tough, but he didn’t prove anything. Djokovic He is doing the same thing now, he is trying to show that age does not matter to him. Novak He tries to trick nature, but he can only do so for a couple of years. We are not robots. The loads are serious, injuries happen. Take any current tennis player as an example: they have all had, have or will have health problems. Everyone ends their career due to injuries that limit our training.”.
Regarding doping cases in tennis, Nikolay has no doubts and the Italian comes out in defense. “Sinner he is playing very wellit’s great. I like his tactics on the courtit’s not about doping. I saw it in 2019, compared to now, the difference is very decent. Jannick began to play differently. The tactics have seriously changed, so many do not have time to play with him. Half of tennis players now say they are winning because of doping. Should I say that Mariano Puerta beat me for doping at Roland Garros in 2005? I was physically dead and he wasn’t, but I don’t know if doping helped him with that. I will not shout to the press that it is bad, but I will admit my guilt and my mistake as a coach.
The former number three in the world He also showed his support for Iga Swiatek at the same time he complained about some rules. “You go to the pharmacy, buy a bronchial pill 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 is tennis, you will not become number 1 in the world thanks to doping. It used to be easier to regulate doping, but now it has gotten worse. This is starting to get crazy. It was easier when I played. We were also under pressure, but we took it normally. I didn’t care 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 “It needs to figure that out because overall it’s a great organization that’s loyal to the players.”
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