The Big 3 did not take part in the fourth edition of the Laver Cup, which is taking place in the wonderful TD Garden in Boston. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both in the pits due to injury, in addition to having played very little in this 2021. The 40-year-old from Basel has undergone his third knee operation in the last year and a half, hoping to be able to get back in good shape. form for one last walkway before retreat. Nadal's situation is also complex, first blocked by a back injury and then by pain in his foot. The 35-year-old Spaniard has played the pittance of seven official tournaments this year, while still posting a couple of titles. Finally, Novak Djokovic is back from the tremendous disappointment he gained in the final at the US Open. Just one step away from the 'Calendar Grand Slam', the world number 1 succumbed to exhaustion and an impeccable Daniil Medvedev. In a long conversation about Tennis Majors, former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli and journalist Carole Bouchard spoke extensively about Nole.
Bouchard opens up on Novak DjokovicWith regards to the Grand Slam race, Bouchard feels Novak Djokovic has set his sights on the magic number of 25. But Bouchard reckons the World No. 1 will finish with 23 Majors to his name. “I want to say no [about the Calendar Slam], but I should know better with him (Novak Djokovic), so you never know, and the Grand Slam totals, I think in his mind he wants 25, but can he get to 25? That would be crazy. I would think three more," Carole Bouchard said. Shifting her focus to the Laver Cup, which is currently underway in Boston, Bartoli said it would be "nice" to include women in the event. The 36-year-old believes people would "pay" to watch mixed doubles matches between pairs like Novak Djokovic-Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez-Felix Auger-Aliassime. “I think it would be great to incorporate women, I think it would be nice to be a mixed event, especially now when you have Leylah playing for the rest of the world, and Emma Raducanu playing for Europe,” Bartoli said. “I think it would be so interesting to see some mixed doubles between Emma and Novak against Leylah and Felix, for example, that would be something a lot of people would pay [to see].” Even today, Djokovic is chasing history as determinedly as he once hit backhands for ice cream and pancakes at the age of four. Only time will tell how many more records he will make.
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