As revealed by the media The Tennis Letter, Novak Djokovic (No. 1 in the ATP world ranking) pays all tennis, travel, training, etc. expenses. from a compatriot of his who is also part of the professional circuit.
Novak Djokovic, current number one in the ATP world ranking. getty
The same is Hamad Medjedovic (20 years old, No. 107) who was champion of three Challengers tournaments this season and a surprise semi-finalist at the ATP 250 in Gstaad.
“Novak Djokovic has been helping me financially. Giving me everything I need for my career. He covered everything. He just helped me when I needed it and he is still helping me in many ways. I am glad he is there for me” revealed Medjedovic according to The Tennis Letter.
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In the middle SportyMedjedovic’s father expressed in 2022: “Novak is really trying hard for Hamad. In every way… financially, mentally and socially. I remember a conversation with Novak. We specifically talked about the steps in Hamad’s career. I pinched myself during that conversation to convince myself that this was all happening. He was giving me ideas about what to do with Hamad, and I remember saying, ‘Nole, I’m sorry, but everything costs money!’ Then he continued, he suggests me a coach, talks about how we will do it, what we will do and adds: ‘It’s up to Hamad to train, I’ll do the rest!'”
Then the story continued: “I tell him again: ‘Nole, it costs money!’ We don’t spend a single cent, and believe me, it is not a small amount in the world of tennis, on the contrary. Imagine, the best player in the world calls my son to work together in the preseason, it is as if Messi or Ronaldo told you: ‘let’s play football’ or ‘let me know if you need anything‘. “This kind of thing is rare in today’s world, but thank God there are still people who don’t just care about money, but the human side of things.”
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Finally, Djokovic concluded by telling Medjedovic’s father, in his own words in Sporty : “‘Edo, I don’t do this for money! I have a place where I make money. Simply, my role and my task is to help. What kind of person would I be if I didn’t help children who deserve it, who love tennis?”
Medjedovic started the season at number 255 in the world ranking and rose 148 places in the last 9 months. Along the way he won the Challengers of Szekesfehervar, Mauthausen (eliminating Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals) and Mallorca. At the ATP level he has a record of 7-9 but his best year was 2023 with the semifinals in Gstaad where he defeated Zhizhen Zhang, Thiem and Hanfmann after overcoming the qualy.
2023-10-23 21:39:00
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