The defeat of Novak Djokovic (1° del global ranking) in the semifinals of the Australian Open 2024in hands of Jannik Sinner (4°) -later champion- continues to give something to talk about. This fall, in four sets, interrupted a historic Nole streak of 33 consecutive victories in the first Grand Slam of the year.
Given this, Andy RoddickAmerican tennis legend (former world number one and 2003 US Open champion), spoke on his podcast Served with Andy Roddick on Djokovic’s present: “He stumbled a little bit in this tournament, through no fault of his own, but the guy is still better than anyone on the entire planet, that’s not going to change, but I’m a little worried because you don’t get younger“.
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“When you gain years, everything happens very quickly, you also have rivals who can beat you, this new generation that knows they can beat them and are not going to give up, The mentality that there is no way to defeat him will no longer return” Roddick expanded.
Djokovic generates concern post-Australia. Getty Images.
It is worth remembering that the Serbian is the player with the most titles in the history of the major Australian, having won it 10 times, and the top GS champion in the history of men’s tennis: 24 trophies.
For now, Djokovic does not have a return date to the ATP circuit after his participation in Melbourne Park. In the absence of official confirmation, He will not be seen again until the Indian Wells Masters 1000which will begin in the second week of March.
2024-02-03 18:02:35
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