“Young people, I’ll kick as much as I can”

Novak Djokovic he is determined to make history in tennis despite having new players fighting to gain dominance on the circuit which he maintains to this day Rafael Nadal Y Roger Federer.

The 35-year-old Serbian, who has 21 Grand Slam titles, one less than Nadal, the tennis player with the most achievements, wants to take advantage of the time he has left in his career to beat the record this and become a losing player. despite the arrival of new opponents such as the Spaniards Carlos Alcarazthe Italian Jannik Sinnerthe Danish Holger Rune or the canadian Felix Auger Aliasimewhom he plans to “kick as hard as he can”, as he indicated in an interview with Eurosport.

“Alcaraz certainly looks like someone who wants to dominate the game for years to come,” said the Serbian, who competes in the Masters 1,000 in Paris this week.

“I think it’s nice to have some new faces, but I’m not giving up. I’ll make sure to kick their as long as I can! They might kick me sometimes, but hopefully, less. than I kick my ass .” them”, Balkan indicated, insisting that he would not give up.

“First of all, I have to say that I have a very good relationship with all of them,” Djokovic told Eurosport.

“I have a lot of respect for every tennis player, especially those who reach the top in the tennis world because I understand how they feel and what it takes to achieve those things,” he added.

“It takes a lot of commitment, dedication and hard work, so I respect all these guys. I think it’s very good for tennis that we have young guys like Alcaraz, the world number one, leading the way and winning a Grand Slam this year . . Holger Rune, who will come, and, of course, Jannik Sinner”, highlighted Djokovic, who also emphasized the high level of other players from the previous generation.

“There are also slightly older ones like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev, who have already established themselves in the top five, top 10 in the world and have also won Grand Slam titles,” the twenty’ t once remembered the winner.large.

The arrival of the new

Djokovic considers it natural the arrival of new players who occupy the place where Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray or Juan Martín del Potro, among others, have been installed for many years.

“I think it is something that was inevitable to happen after fifteen years of dominance by Nadal, Roger Federer, myself, Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka and Juan Martin del Potro. They led this sport and of course there will be a new generation.”, Djokovic taught.

“A lot of people are concerned if the game is in good hands and if people will witness this level and rivalry after the ‘golden age,’ so to speak. But there was also a ‘golden age’ with Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe , Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Boris Becker, and new players still appear”, recalls the current number seven in the world ranking.

Djokovic highlighted all that his generation has achieved and what Federer and Nadal have achieved together. Records that surpassed all of the above. Although he does not rule out that in the future these achievements will be achieved by others.

“Even though it seems hard to break all these records we’ve made, I think it’s always possible,” he concluded.