Novak Djokovic He is now in Valencia to play the Davis Cup. There he did not hesitate to praise Carlos Alcaraz, whom he considers his biggest and best rival today, since Rafa Nadal, for whom he continues to feel great respect.
However, no one knows that the relationship between the two is not friendship. Unlike what happened with Roger Federer, the Spaniard has no ‘feeling’ for the Serbian off the slopes.something that, according to Nole, does not always happen.
And it was that In the beginning they had a certain complicity, which was lost over timeaccording to Djokovic, because of his imitations of the Spaniard, but also because of the results on the court.
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“At the beginning of my career, when I was kicking my ass on the track, I was okay with it (the imitations). But when I started winning some matches, I felt the energy change a bit.“explained the world number 1 in a statement to ESPN.
Despite eight months away from the courts, Rafa Nadal is still present on the circuit. In fact, Djokovic remembered him when recognizing the merits of Carlos Alcaraz after their epic finale in Cincinnati.
“It reminds me a bit of when I played against Nadal, when we were at the peak of our careers. Each point is a battle. You know he won’t give you more than five points the entire game. You have to earn every point,” Djokovic said in the press conference after the match won 5-7, 7-6(7) and 7-6(4).
Source: La Verdad
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