‘Novak Djokovic’s level was exceptional’, says top coach

Novak Djokovic won his tenth Australian Open despite a left hamstring injury, which affected him especially during the first week. The level of the Serbian has risen exponentially from the round of 16 onwards, as the various de Minaur, Rublev, Paul and Tsitsipas can confirm. The 35-year-old from Belgrade dropped just one set during the tournament and reiterated that he is the best out there. In addition to having hooked Rafael Nadal at 22 Grand Slams, Nole took back the top of the ATP ranking by ousting Carlos Alcaraz from the throne. In an interview granted to ‘Tennis Majors’ after the Happy Slam, Goran Ivanisevic revealed that Djokovic was in particularly bad shape before the match against Dimitrov: “We were optimistic for the first two rounds, because we knew that the opponents were affordable. I was very dreading the match against Dimitrov in the third round, as the Bulgarian is always an uncomfortable customer. Nole moved really badly that day, but Grigor made the wrong tactic looking for the winner too quickly. If I was in his place, I would have done 300 drop shots that day.” Djokovic is widely considered to be the most perfectly balanced player in the world. He is an aggressive counterpuncher with no noticeable weaknesses, and is equally competent in most of the important aspects of tennis.

Nole Djokovic is a true legend

Daniel Vallverdu did not appreciate the criticisms made by Goran Ivanisevic, the coach of Novak Djokovic, at the address of Grigor Dimitrov and his team concerning the tactics adopted during the match between the two men during the third round of the ‘Australian Open. Obviously upset, the Bulgarian coach decided to respond to the Croatian coach directly via his Twitter account with a message wielding irony and a certain form of respect. “Here is the best point of the tournament according to the Australian Open where you can see Djokovic running like a gazelle. Congratulation. The level was exceptional during the 12 matches played in the country. Only two sets lost”, wrote the Venezuelan who accompanied his message with an ironic “damped strategy”, referring to the words of Ivanisevic who estimated that he for his part would have attempted no less than 300 damped in order to destabilize the world number one. Novak Djokovic is an integral part of the ‘Big 3’ trio that has dominated the current generation of men’s tennis. In many ways though, he has surpassed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal; some argue that he is a greater player than both of them.