The praise for Djokovic does not stop after the Serbian’s victory in the US Open. On this occasion, he has been Roger Federer’s former coach, one of his biggest rivals throughout his career, the one who has surrendered to ‘Nole’. Paul Annacone says he is still learning from him.
Paul Annacone is the current coach of Taylor Fritz, the Serbian’s victim on his way to the 24th Grand Slam. In the interview he commented that he still learns something from Djokovic every time he sees him play. “Every time I watch matches like the US Open final I always try to put on my student hat and learn. And you see the result and you see what happened, but I always try to figure out why. When you look at the numbers of what Novak has done throughout his career, they continue to surprise me. And we look at the crucial moments”
Annacone, who was also the coach of Pete Sampras, the player with the most Grand Slams of the last century, added an anecdote that the American used to tell him about greatness in sport, something that, according to the coach, can also be applied to Djokovic: “I remember I had Pete Sampras whispering in my ear – because I used to ask him everything – and he used to say, ‘You know what? Sometimes the good just wins, but the good doesn’t win big.’ Medvedev is very good and he’s ready to be great, but Novak is an all-time great. And maybe there’s just no why. So now I just sit back and applaud. It’s so much fun watching this guy do what he does, it’s absolutely miraculous.” , he sentenced.
Medvedev is very good and ready to be great, but Novak is an all-time great
Paul Anaconne, Roger Federer’s former coach
Djokovic’s ‘resurrection’ in the US Open final
If there was a moment that could change the fate of the final, it was in the second set. Djokovic seemed completely distraught, but he pulled himself together and managed to win, something for which Annacone can’t find an explanation: “There are about seven minutes in the second set in which the match could have turned around. And magically, with will, skill and experience, Novak manages to overcome it and turns it into a routine match at 6-3, 7-6, 6-3, but it’s not really. And then you’re trying to figure out why.”
2023-09-14 08:57:13
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