Novak Djokovic: A Season of Records and Controversy

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic during the Davis Cup match. (Fran Santiago/Getty Images for ITF)

Novak Djokovic or “record man”. After the 2023 season, one term could be said to be linked to the other. At the beginning of the season he managed to equal Rafa Nadal in all Grand Slam titles, surpassed him at Roland Garros and expanded the advantage with the US Open. He is the most successful player of all time. He closed the year as number one, for the eighth time in his career. He has more than 400 weeks on the world throne and his hunger for victory does not cease until 2024. “I can win four Grand Slams and Olympic gold,” he confessed after being crowned the tennis player who has won the ATP Finals the most times. .

Nole has only missed two things this season: Wimbledon against an unbeatable Carlos Alcaraz and the Davis Cup against Italy. In the English major, the Spaniard made up for the defeat in the semifinals in Paris. In the Davis Cup, an emboldened Sinner caused the Serbian’s first defeat in singles, which, added to his good performance in the doubles match, managed to restore joy to Italy.

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— ʜᴇʀQʟᴇs (@herqles_es) December 9, 2023

With the season over and with his sights set on the first major of the year on Australian soil, Djokovic has been seen by the CBS cameras for the 60 minutes program via tennis.com. He spoke about his rivalry with Nadal and Federer, who make up the ‘Big Three’ of world tennis. “We are not friends because we are rivals and it is difficult as competitors to be very close or share how you feel because it can be used against you. But we have shared the stage for so many years, that the greatest respect is always there, at least on my part,” said the Serbian, who would love “someday, when the curtains are a little more closed, to sit down to dinner and reflect.” .

It is not the first time that Djokovic has spoken out about the relationship between the three. Prior to the Davis Cup in Valencia he alluded to his relationship with Nadal: “At the beginning of my career, when he kicked my ass on the court, I was okay with my limitations. But when I started winning some matches I felt the energy changed a little bit. We have never been friends, because you can’t between rivals, but we haven’t been enemies either.” “He’s only a year older than me, we’re both Geminis, at first we even went to dinner together. But even with him friendship is impossible,” he explains about Rafa Nadal. However, he acknowledges that he has “always” respected and admired him a lot. “Thanks to him and Federer I grew up and became who I am. This will unite us forever; Therefore, I feel gratitude towards them. “Nadal is part of my life,” the Serbian said in May.

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Novak Djokovic told @jon_wertheim about his position on COVID-19 vaccines: “I’m not anti-vax. Nor I am pro-vax. I’m pro-freedom to choose.” pic.twitter.com/rZoAGx10as

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) December 9, 2023

The number one refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, which has led him to miss numerous tournaments in 2022 (Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, US Open) and early 2023 (Indian Wells and Miami ). In this interview, he took the opportunity to comment on his refusal to take the coronavirus vaccine: “People tried to call me anti-vaccine when I am not. “I am in favor of vaccines in the same way that I am in favor of the freedom to decide.”

2023-12-10 10:47:00
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