Novak Djokovic’s Striking statement about his relationship with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

The current number 1 in the ATP rankings says he doesn’t have a fluid back-and-forth with the other members of the Big Three, but he leaves the door open for it to happen in the future.

After the 2023 competition, Rafael Nadal announced his return to the circuit next year. In confirmation, Novak Djokovicwho finished in first place in the world ranking, He recognized what his relationship was with the other members of the Big Three in tennis history.

In his interview with the journalist Jon Wertheimthe top winner of Grand Slam has revealed that he has no friendship with Nadal and Roger Federer because they are “rivals”.and I added: “It’s hard as competitors to be close and share the intimacies of our lives that can be used against us”. Also, the Serbian He did not rule out developing that link in the future: “We have shared the stage for many years with great respect, so I hope that one day, when the curtains close, we can sit and talk and reflect, it will be amazing”.

On the other hand, Djokovic, who was the most successful of the year, said: “I love winning, I’m inspired and motivated by records. I just try to be honest and true about my goals, it’s as simple as that”. And what if his numbers are good against his opponents, against the Spaniard he only has an advantage of a difference in the game (30-29), while in the Swiss the difference is a bit bigger, 27-23.

Rafael Nadal and a confession before his return: “There is a big chance that this will be my last year”

“It’s a fact, there’s a good chance this will be my last year, without a doubt. There’s a chance it’s only half a year, there’s a chance it’s a whole year, there’s a chance we won’t reach all of that… These are things that, at the moment, I don’t have the capacity to answer, this is the truth.”Nadal’s explanation in the video published on his social networks.

More than just saying retirement may be near, The Spaniard added, his wish is for it to happen on a tennis court and not in a press room: “Of course, many times I thought it was pointless to continue playing, which in the end is many years, many things, many hours of work that you don’t see the result. But I still think that I did not deserve to finish my sports career in a press”.

In any case, the former world number 1 explained that he does not want to prematurely retire or announce it early. According to him, his intention is to prepare for Brisbane and see what the future holds: “I don’t want to announce it as such (the retirement) because in the end you don’t know what can happen and you always have to give yourself the opportunity to say something and then not be a slave to what you have said . . I think it will be like this, I can’t guarantee one hundred percent because in the end I worked a lot to compete again. And if things and my body let me go and I enjoy what I’m doing, why would I set a deadline?” I don’t think it makes sense.”