Novak Djokovic He is competing in the Davis Cup in Valencia these days.There he did not hesitate to praise Carlos Alcaraz, whom he considers to be his biggest and best rival today because Rafa Nadal, he still has a huge amount of respect for him.
However, no one knew that the relationship between the two was not a friendship. Unlike Roger Federer’s case, the Spaniard had no “feel” against the Serb on the slopes.according to Knoll, this is not always the case.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after a duel at Roland Garros
exactly They did have some collusion in the beginning, but as time went on, this collusion disappearedAccording to Djokovic, because of his imitation of the Spaniard, but also because of his results on the court.
“In the early days of my career, when I was struggling on the track, I was happy with that (imitating). But when I started winning some games, I felt something shift in the energy.” the world No. 1 explained in a statement to ESPN.
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“It reminds me of when Nadal and I played against each other, when we were at the peak of our careers. Every point is a battle. You know he’s not going to give you more than five points the whole game. You have to win every point. “Djokovic said at a press conference after winning 5-7, 7-6(7) and 7-6(4).