Djokovic is the best athlete of all time and all sports, says Zenit footballer Erakovic

Serbian defender “Zenith » Strahinja Erakovic in an interview with said that his compatriot Novak Djokovic was able to achieve such results in tennis that the whole world was surprised, which is why he can be called the best athlete of all time.

Djokovic is at the top of the ATP rankings. The 36-year-old tennis player has won Grand Slam tournaments 24 times and Masters series tournaments 40 times. He has won the ATP tournament final six times during his career (only Roger Federer has the same number).

— Did fate bring you together with Novak Djokovic?

– For me, he is the best athlete of all time and in all sports. I think he did something incredible. Serbia is a small country and it is not the richest country. Yes, everyone can start playing football here. Tennis requires a more serious investment. Even just to start. At the same time, Novak was able to achieve such results that the whole world is now surprised by this miracle. It now happens that during this or that tournament, the whole arena can cheer for Djokovic. And yet he always wins. With this, Novak shows that he is not only a strong player, but also a very strong personality. And he confirms that he is the best.

Regarding your question, we were kind of in the same place. But the knowledge did not take place. Okay, in such a situation it would seem stupid for me to start and introduce myself,” Erakovic told .

Erakovic played for Red Star Belgrade before joining Zenit.

Zenit will host Krasnodar in the next match on November 11 as part of the 15th round of WORLD RPL. The match will start at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time).

Watch the live broadcast of the match on the and MATCH PREMIER TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.