'Novak Djokovic exchanges with this person', says former No.1

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Win a Slam and reach the top of the ranking. Something similar to what Carlos Alcaraz achieved during 2022. The Greek talent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, during a long interview with 'Clay', also explained how Novak Djokovic is one of his main sources of inspiration. When all is said and done, it's hard not to believe him, or at least not find him believable. "We are talking about the strongest, the most consistent. A perfectionist who has taken tennis to a completely different level. His diet, his physical work, his ethics on the court, his professionalism. He's basically perfect," he told CLAY at the Diriyah Tennis Cup, later won by Taylor Fritz. "It inspires me personally. I feel like a lot of these things I can apply to myself and my tennis. Especially getting to know myself better and my tennis better. Once I'm more professional, more than I already am, getting to the number one should not be an accident. I know my capabilities and I know how hard I've worked to get here," confessed the Greek. After a brief tactical analysis of his own tennis, 'Tsitsi' also explained how improvements in serving can be crucial for growth. "I think I've made great progress in this regard. I definitely need to be more aggressive on the return or, at least, gain more centimeters over the second of my rivals" Regularity has not been, as we said, one of the main weapons of the Greek during the season. "I know, getting to be especially in those tournaments is an objective. I don't ask to win all the Slams, but at least reach the semifinals and finals. In that case I would be very satisfied with myself". This year, for example, he has reached at most to a semifinal: at the Australian Open against Daniil Medvedev.

Nole Djokovic is a legend

Mats Wilander defended Novak Djokovic: “There is more showmanship in professional tennis now, and the showmanship of emotions is what attracts people in front of their screen in general. So I like that side. Djokovic has to deal with the gaze of millions of people all the time, except during a game when it's just him and another person. He exchanges with this person, and this exchange includes his emotions, his thoughts and his physical state. So I don't take anything special from it, except that the guy is an absolute physical beast, and emotionally he's also an animal on a tennis court. It's fantastic!“, underlined the former world number 1, consultant for Eurosport.

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