“Djokovic is the greatest player in history”, slice Medvedev

2023-07-02 12:31:14

Russian Daniil Medvedev has no doubts that Novak Djokovic is the greatest player in history and the world number three praises the Serbian’s ability to pick up wins even on his bad days.

Djokovic won the record 23rd Grand Slam title for a man last month at Roland Garros, edging out Rafa Nadal and three other great rivals, Roger Federer, and is aiming for an eighth Wimbledon title, which begins on Monday. A win in London would see Djokovic tie Margaret Court with 24 Major titles atop the all-time list. “I don’t know how he doesMedvedev told reporters. I think if I saw correctly, Novak is close to 50%. I believe I saw that he played 70 major tournaments and 35 (34) of them were in the final. I don’t know how it’s possible. Doesn’t he have bad days? In fact, he has some, like everyone else. Even in these bad days, he manages to beat his opponent. That’s why he is for me the greatest player in the history of tennis. But this is fundamentally, of course, debatable».

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After winning the Australian Open earlier this year, Djokovic is looking to keep his hopes of achieving the Grand Slam of the calendar year alive, meaning winning all four majors in a row. same year. Medvedev beat Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final to prevent the world number two from achieving the feat. “To have been able to beat him while he was achieving a Grand Slam, he was perhaps a little more tense than usual, but I played an extraordinary match. I’m all the more proud to have been able to do that, considering what he went on to do afterwards. I want to try to keep playing against him in the final, or against anyone else. That’s what I haven’t been able to do for a while».