The three young players that Djokovic stressed: “They will play the door of Sinner and Alcaraz in the coming years”

Novak Djokovic (5th) knows that it is no longer the same as before. That now everything costs double. Or, sometimes, triple. Beyond respecting recovery times and training as always, the physicist is not the same and 37 years old no longer seems willing to fight for the top of the ranking, a position he held for 428 weeks.

Is that the motivation to continue traveling around the world is very clear for the one born in Belgrade, which surprisingly did not raise any trophy in the male circuit during 2024: try to win a new Grand Slam and fight thoroughly in the most important tournaments of the most important tournaments of the Tour.

“Today I play what I want to play, what I enjoy playing, and I try to make the most of it,” said the Serbian, after the Triumph against Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli (65º) in the third round of the Miami Open. And he added: “I don’t care so much to be No. 1. If it happens as a consequence of good results and titles that win in the season, then it will be incredible. But it is not my goal. What I want is to play my best tennis in the Grand Slams and in the tournaments in which I participate. My calendar is otherwise planned“

Is Djokovic a lot in the tennis environment as a player? Nor does Nole know when the curtain will close. In fact, when he was consulted on the record of the American Jimmy Connors of titles won (109 against 99 of the Balkan), he responded bluntly: “Connors is someone whom I really admire and respect. It would be incredible to reach that record, but I also believe that today it is more difficult for me to achieve that some years ago. I go step by step. I don’t know how much more I will competebut I’m still enjoying when I play well. “

While he dreams of being imposed on the seventh occasion in the Florida event, where he will face the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (16th) on a place in the quarterfinals, the golden medalist in the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 he made a hole to talk about those players who seem to be destined to occupy a position of privilege in the coming years.

“Fonseca is a great tennis player. He is very young, but he has incredible power from both sides of the court. Your serve is also very good. He is a player Very complete. What impresses not only is the way in which the ball hits, but also how it manages the nerves on the court, considering that he has no experience playing at the highest level, “he said about the Brazilian, a recent champion in the ATP 250 of Buenos Aires.

And while he deepened his analysis of the Carioca, Djokovic also contributed other names: “He is a very exciting player to see. But it is not the only one. It’s Mensik too. Maybe because there is talk of Fonseca so much, people forget Mensik a bit. They have the same age. You have too. They are all very young, but they have a similar ranking and are equally good. Obviously, Sinner and Alcaraz are today’s leaders and are still very young. However, These guys will play the door of Sinner and Alcaraz for the next few years“

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