Novak Djokovic36 years old and world No. 1, opens this Sunday (10:00 a.m.) against the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen (58th) his official 2024 season, once again full of great challenges after reigning in 2023 despite the push of the Spanish Carlos Alcarazleader of a new generation in which the Italian also stands out more and more every day Jannik Sinner.
‘No’ leads the Serbian team United Cupmixed team competition held in Sydney y Perth (Australia)headquarters of the E group that completes China and the Czech Republic, who lost (3-0) against the Asians on the first day. Djokovic will debut against Zhizhen, then his partner Olga Danilovic will play against Zheng Qinwen and the mixed doubles will close the crossing.
The Serbian stretched out the other day playing an exhibition in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) against Alcaraz, who won 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in a relaxed atmosphere, still far from the competitive tension that they will experience in the coming months on the big stages of tennis.
Djokovic has demonstrated on the court and verbalized in words that he has his body and mind in perfect harmony to continue expanding his legendary career. The other day he even said that he saw himself playing until he was 40 or older, inspired by his friend’s successful longevity. Tom Bradythe biggest myth in NFL history.
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‘Nole’ has shared with Roger Federer y Rafael Nadal the most splendid era of tennis, the era of ‘Big Three’the three best tennis players in history in pursuit of the most precious record in this sport, the titles of the Grand Slam.
With Federer retired (20), Nadal back after a year absent due to injury (22), Djokovic has 24 ‘big ones’ and his state of form suggests that he will raise that number sooner rather than later: three wins in 2023 (Australia, Roland Garros, US Open) and only a full Alcaraz in Wimbledon He stole the title in the ‘Cathedral’.
Novak Djokovic, training in Perth before his United Cup debut
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The debate about who is the greatest tennis player in history is open to everyone’s tastes and opinions, but numerically the Balkan has taken the lead with great determination by bringing together all the most important records in tennis: Grand Slam titles ( 24), victories in the Masters (7), titles Masters 1.000 (40), years finishing as world number 1 (8) and weeks as king of the ranking (405).
Its 24 majors are divided between Australia (10), Wimbledon (7), US Open (4) and Roland Garros (3), which will be the Olympic tennis venue in the United States in 2024. Paris Games’2024there where Djokovic will go like a wolf to win the only major title missing from his record, the Olympic gold that Nadal does have (Beijing’2008).
Novak, in addition, is the only tennis player who has won all the Masters 1,000 category titles and yes, the Davis cup He also won it with Serbia in 2010, so Olympic gold would close a perfect circle in his career.
Novak Djokovic only needs to win Olympic gold among the great tennis titlesMD
2023-12-30 19:08:05
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