Belgrade: ‘I’m glad I chose tennis as my career. The reason for my achievements in tennis is my extraordinary mental strength,’ said Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. The ATP Finals, the last tennis tournament of the year, will be held in Nito, Italy from November 13 to November 20. Only 8 of the top 10 ATP ranked players will compete in this tournament.
Novak Djokovic, ATP No. 1 Carlos Algarz, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway’s young tennis player Kasper Rude have already qualified to compete in the event. Novak Djokovic is currently training intensively in Belgrade for this tournament. After training yesterday, he told reporters, ‘In the 90s, our family was in a lot of trouble. We were running out of food.
But I chose tennis as my career, a very fortunate one. Despite being poor, my parents encouraged me and sent me to tennis lessons. It was something they couldn’t do under those circumstances. I have become a great tennis player and my achievements in the midst of difficult circumstances are due to my extraordinary fortitude. Because playing tennis is not that easy. Along with physical ability, good mental strength is also required for it” he said.