Novak Djokovic suffered a setback after taking the world number one by defeating the Dane Holger Rune in his first ATP Finals match. He confessed it himself, his head coach expected it, Goran Ivanisevicwho saw how his student changed during the weekend where the title was decided.
Undergo the Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, 6-3 and 6-2, he also passed Jannik Sinner in the final, 6-3 and 6-3.
Seventh title at the ATP Finals, surely taking the record six from the Swiss Roger Federer.
“Can it be improved in 2024? You can win four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold (Paris 2024),” smiled Novak Djokovic in his mischievous response, bordering on being a ‘great’ this year. He has a set point to take a 2-0 lead at Wimbledon Carlos Alcarazwho saved that situation and ended up coming back to dethrone the Serbian.
“I always have the greatest ambitions and goals. It will not be different during the next year, for sure. I maintain the stimulus, my body responds and I have a great team around me,” he said. Novak Djokovicwhich will close in 2023 competing with Davis Cup finals in Malaga.
He has one leg out of Turin, but he qualified because Jannik Sinner, tied for his place, did not give in to the temptation to beat Rune and eliminate Djokovic. “Obviously, thanks to Sinner for allowing me to be in the semifinals. Once there, I told myself that I have to take a step forward. And I did, I gained intensity, I played two games at a really high level.”
Asked if this Djokovic is better than the one from 2010, he assured that “the Novak of now is stronger, although 2015 was probably my best year. Has 19 consecutive finals, won three Grand Slams. Although not I know what will be the result of a Djokovic against others”.
He led the new generation in Turin. “Rune, Alcaraz and Sinner This is the next ‘big three’, if you want to call it that. They will rule this sport.” Although for now Novak Djokovic wants to maintain his leadership.
Source: La Verdad
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