Pilic, Djokovic’s trainer: “If Nadal had faced Nole, he would have had no options”

The Croatian former tennis player and one of the trainers most recognized in the world of tennis, Nikola Pilicgave an interview to the media Sports Club to analyze the fantastic tournament held by Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon 2022where he managed to proclaim himself champion without giving his rivals options from start to finish. There was doubt about the state of form of the Serbian for him ‘mishap‘ of beginning of the year and the strange disease who confirmed his own Djokovic that diminished his physical form just a few weeks ago.

“Winning Wimbledon has been very special for Novak. I would dare to say that it has been one of the most important in his career. He has had a lot of problems this season. He couldn’t play in Australia and probably won’t at the US Open. He needed this victory. I would say that he has won the most important tournament of his professional career“, he said referring to the sensations after winning a new Grand Slam.

As for the final analysis: “We have seen Djokovic give up the first set to many tennis players, but over time he picked up the pace and turned it around. Of the final against Kyrgios, the key moment was when Kyrgios blew a 0-40 lead near the end of the second set. If he had managed to break Djokovic’s serve and level the match in the second set, perhaps the match would have been different. In those kinds of situations, Novak is the best of all. Regardless of the great talent that Kyrgios treasures, Djokovic is the better tennis player“.

also left comments about him level of Rafael Nadal in this Wimbledon: “Nadal has not played well this tournament. He fought as he knows, but I don’t think he would have had a chance to beat Djokovic in the final. i’m pretty sure about that“.

concluded falling apart in praise with his ward: “By all statistics, Djokovic is better than Nadal and Federer. He has been the player with the most weeks as number one in the world. That is amazing. He was the first tennis player to win every Grand Slam on more than one occasion. In addition, Novak has a positive balance with almost all the players on the circuit. Obviously you have to take your hat off to tennis players like Nadal. It will take hundreds of years to find a person who conquers Roland Garros 14 times“.