On the court he gives his name to, this Sunday, Rod Laver enjoyed tennis in Melbourne. “Thank you for coming to say hello. It’s great to be back at the Australian Open with my loved ones. See you at the house,” the 85-year-old legend shared on his social media. The former Australian player, the only one capable of winning the four Grand Slams in the same year twice (in 1962 and 1969), already approached the tournament facilities this Saturday, when he was close to the fans and also spoke to the media. communication, with whom he spoke, mainly, about the current events of the oceanic major.
Laver, who flew from California, where he resides, assessed the situation of tennis in his country (“Alex de Minaur is a great player, but he should do more than he does because he has a great game,” he said about Demon, who this Sunday lost against Rublev) and dared to give his prediction about the next Australian Open champion. He didn’t hesitate. “The Australian Open trophy engravers have been told that they can start engraving Novak Djokovic’s name, since it would take a miracle to prevent him from winning the title this year,” he said of the Serbian, who this Sunday agreed to the quarterfinals, in which he will face Taylor Fritz, after destroying Adrian Mannarino (6-0, 6-0 and 6-3).
Rod Laver speaks to the media.FIONA HAMILTON/TENNIS AUSTRALIA
“I could win in two and two and two”
Later, Laver argued his response. “He has all the shots, he knows exactly when he can play them and when he can’t. When he loses one of the five sets I’m thinking: ‘Is he cheating on us? I could win this in two and two and two (6-2, 6-2 and 6-2)’. To begin with, he is a great athlete, but his mind is also tennis and, therefore, he sees before him everything he must do at all times,” she developed before focusing on the main idea. “Unless someone miraculously plays their best tennis to defeat him, they can start putting part of their initials on the trophy now,” said the Australian legend, present in the matches between Gauff and French and in that of his compatriot De Miñaur against Rublev. .
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2024-01-22 03:34:49
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