The former Croatian champion Goran Ivanisevic is part of the staff of Novak Djokovic. He appeared before the media after his protégé’s 18th Grand Slam victory. Heavily criticized throughout the fortnight, the Serbian showed members of the next gen that they were not yet level after crashing Daniil Medvedev in the final of theOpen d’Australie. Ivanisevic expressed all his admiration for the world No. 1.
Novak Djokovic after his victory at the Australian Open 2021
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“They even questioned his injury …”
He declares in comments reported by Sports world : “I wanted this victory so much! After so many negative comments, it’s not easy. He tries to help the players and he gets attacked. If he says one thing, they criticize him. If he is silent, they criticize him. It is simply amazing. They even questioned his injury …“
Indeed, since his strange match against Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic said he suffered from abdominal pain, an injury questioned by many including some of his peers. Ivanisevic continues: “It showed the world how big it is. I know the kind of pain he went through and he won the tournament anyway. It’s incredible […] The doctor told us that not everyone could take this pain, we did some tests before each game. I haven’t met anyone as mentally strong as him.“
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– Novak Djokovic (DjokerNole) February 21, 2021
He returns to the GOAT race between his protégé, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal : “Roger, Rafa and Novak help each other to become better players. They are not afraid to try new things in their game to improve themselves. They keep taking steps at each end. I still think Rafa and Novak will overtake Roger“
The feeling is totally mutual @DaniilMedwed. All respect to you and your team ðŸ™??ðŸ??¼ https://t.co/zCzgqxpHVf
– Novak Djokovic (DjokerNole) February 21, 2021
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