The reigning British Grand Slam champion spoke to the media during his preparation in London. In addition to talking about the Spaniard, he discussed the veto of Russian players and their situation before the US Open, a tournament which for the moment closes the door to him.
Novak Djokovic is ironing out the details to get to Wimbledon in the best possible way and lift Britain’s Grand Slam trophy for the fourth consecutive time. A mission that will not be easy, but which in any case has him as the main favorite. A few days before his debut, he addressed the media and touched on all possible subjects, even praising the one who will be his great rival these weeks: Rafael Nadal.
“They operated on him, he missed six months and after that he came back and won a Grand Slam… It’s impressive. I take my hat off to him for what he did. He is an incredible champion, with a spectacular fighting spirit. It is to admire it. He’s one of my biggest rivals, but I can only respect him Nole commented on Nadal, who will be looking for his third major of the year.
But Nole is the favorite. His six Wimbledons (and three in a row) are enough for the Serb to be the rival to beat again on British grass, a test which this year will only be played for honor, since the ATP took away the points for having banned Russian players will play the tournament. A decision that the Balkans do not share. “I don’t see how they could help whatever happened. I just don’t see it. If that happened to me, without having contributed to the conflict, I would not see it as fair. I would like to recall that between 1992 and 1996, the Serbs were not able to compete at the international level. I know how you can feel “, he specified.
A punishment that also affects Djokovic, who will lose 2,000 points once the tournament has started. “It will affect other tennis players more than me. I don’t mean they aren’t important, but to me they aren’t as important as they used to be. Now I don’t chase the ranking like before, when I wanted to break Federer’s record. It’s not that important in terms of priority. I couldn’t defend 4,000 points between Australia and here, it affects me, but my priorities are other “, launched the world trio.
Finally, he addressed his reality on the circuit and the possibility that he cannot play the US Open because he is not vaccinated. “I can’t play the US Open at the moment. I’m aware, of course, that’s why it’s an extra motivation to do well here. I’ll have to wait and see how things go. I can’t do much more, it’s up to the government to decide “, he concluded.
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