The single-minded Novak Djokovic drive towards greatness makes it almost unthinkable that he will rest before having every tennis record in this book, but some question whether the hunger will survive the departure of two major rivals.
Serbia came in a victory from the Grand Slam title 21 weeks ago who would move it from the tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and also made it the only man in 52 years to claim the four main titles in the same year.
Djokovic will expect to lose him in Danil Medvedev in the US Open in the US just a blip and a few bets against it continuing normal service in January at the Australian Open, where he will look for the title 10.
Both Federer or Nadal aged 40 years, 35, is on New York due to injury and if their career has not reached the end, they of course far to the beginning.
Daniel Vallverdu, who has trained some of the best players outside the ‘big three’ over the past decade at Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Juan Martin Del Potro, interested in what Djokovic meaning.
“During Roger and Rafa are still playing, I think there will be great motivation for Djokovic to continue walking,” Venezuela told Reuters.
“I would be very interested in seeing what happened to Novak after Roger and Rafa decided to stop.
I think if they are still there, he will still have a lot of drives.” Australia Todd Wimbidge, Wimbledon double champion nine times and single semi-finalists, told the extensive sports world that Djokovic needs Federer and Nadal to challenge him and while Serbia may still win several majors, the ‘big three’ domination is over.
Djokovic admitted in New York that he had been exhausted by his extraordinary physical and emotional victims in the 2021 but said the desire for more success.
If he lacks motivation, there are still a few milestones to make it focus.
Having a Federer’s record that has been better for the longest spell at the top of the world of men, he can arouse the Steffi graph All-Comers mark for sports – 377 weeks – in June next year.
The title of the Master 1000 37 will post it in front of Nadal as the most successful player in the elite tournament, while the other French open title will make it the only player in the open era to win the four grand slam titles three times.
‘The next motivation ispesuming he landed the title grand slam number 21, the next big mark will be the 24 main crown Margaret Court, a note that Serena Williams has also pursued since winning his 23 in 2017.
Regardless of the possibility of Federer and Nadal improve themselves, Vallverdu thinks that maybe just a goal to keep Djokovic go.
“I will be very interested in knowing where he found the next motivation,” he added.
“As soon as he reaches number 21, he will find a way to motivate himself.
I think it will be more difficult for him to motivate himself if Roger and Rafa don’t exist.” But knowing the type of competitor that he and how hungry he is.
Always to continue to reach a new record …
it might be a good target for him to try and reach 24 and 25 to forward record Margaret Court.
“Although only a year younger than Nadal, every discussion about death that will occur Djokovic uber-fit and very disciplined is clearly far from the target.
Dominic Thiem, who won the US Open title last year but could not maintain it due to injury, not seeing anything In the intensity of Serbia.
“After he won at Roland Garros, everyone just talked about Calendar Slam,” Thiem told Omnisport.
” So it can happen that it also makes it stronger next year, when all of these talks and all these pressures are not much.
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