Novak Djokovic spoke in an interview with the US broadcaster “CBS” about his relationship with his long-time opponent.
In the future he would like to be friends with the Spaniard and also with Roger Federer, even if he admits that “we didn’t get along so well on the court.”
The record Grand Slam winner describes what bothers him about the Spaniard: “How Nadal always jumps around before he goes on the court. He does sprints next to you in the locker room. I could even hear the music that was playing on his headphones. That pissed me off. “
Wimbledon final defeat against Alcaraz spurs Djokovic on
The Serb also takes a stand on Roger Federer, particularly remembering the 2019 Wimbledon final: “The sets I won, I won them all in tie-breaks. If the statistics go by, he was the much better player , but I won the match. You have to play your best tennis if it counts.”
After Federer’s retirement and Nadal’s long break from competition, Djokovic is not running out of competitors. The young guard around Carlos Alcaraz still inspires Djokovic to achieve top performance.
Nadal’s 20-year-old compatriot prevented the “calendar slam” at Wimbledon with victories in all five major events. “It pissed me off so much that I had to win every tournament on American soil.” The 36-year-old then won at the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati and at the US Open.
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