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Ivanisevic: “Djokovic disappeared for two days after the defeat against Sinner, everything was different in the final”
Goran Ivanisevic once again idolized Novak Djokovic and revealed that it took him two days to see him after losing to Shiner in the group stage.
For four years, Goran Ivanisevic has been the man who is always in Novak Djokovic’s box. The coach of the legendary Serbian also spoke to journalists after winning the ATP Finals.
“I have to thank Yannick for helping us a little to get to the semi-finals. Novak knew that if he made it to the semifinals he would win the tournament and at that point he changed his entire mentality.”
From Saturday, another Djokovic entered the court. When the real Djokovic arrived on the court, no one could confront him. he spoke up first.
Regarding the change in Djokovic’s image since the group stage, in the matches with Alcarath and Shiner, he said: “I could see it in his eyes, in his concentration as soon as he arrived in the dressing room and as he entered the training ground. Everything was different when we warmed up.”
Everything about Alkarath was positive from the start, you could see him clenching his fist from the first point. With Shiner it was a completely different game. It’s very difficult to beat Novak twice a week and he has regularly approached it very differently than he did on Tuesday.
Yannick felt a little pressure, it was a big final and if you give Novak some space, it’s not good at all, it wears you down little by little. It’s like dealing with an injury and knowing your opponent will knock you out in a matter of seconds.”
When asked if he was ever angry with Novak Djokovic, he revealed a nice story: “He is the greatest player of all time. Who am I to be mad at him? I can only get annoyed when he yells at us for no reason. When he loses a match, he always gives his best until the end, but it is not easy to communicate with him when he loses a match.
For example, the game ended late on Tuesday night and we didn’t see any of it on Wednesday. We didn’t know what he was doing until Thursday. Like any man, Novak fights his own battles, but also knows when to keep calm. I know it’s not easy for him to find motivation because he’s already won everything and already secured the number 1 spot, but he always manages to find it in the end.
It’s been a terrible year, I can’t be mad at him. But No. 1’s life isn’t easy either, he always wants more, he always wants something better.”
Source: sport 24
November 30, Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Volodko (No. 273 WTA) will continue to compete in the ITF 60 tournament in Trnava (Slovakia).
In the second round, the Ukrainian will compete against Romania’s Alexandra Ignatik (No. 285 WTA). The match will take place in the second start after the Wagner – Gatovka match. Approximate start time of the fight: 12:30 Kyiv time.
- All important moments of the match are available in Live mode on Telegram Sport.ua
This will be the second meeting between the tennis players; The Ukrainian player has not won yet.
In the next round, the winner of the match will compete against Sarah Beth Gray (No. 459 WTA) or Mona Barthel (No. 270 WTA).
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Maria Sakkari won 2-0 against Caroline Wozniacki in a friendly match in Mexico in front of around 25,000 spectators.
Maria Sakkari had the opportunity to live a unique experience. The Greek champions took on Caroline Wozniacki in an impressive friendly match La Plaza de Toros in Mexico City.
Sakkari won 6-3, 6-4, but that hardly mattered compared to the experience of competing in front of around 25,000 spectators.
It is estimated that the match between Maria Sakkari and Caroline Wozniacki was watched by as many people as the one that followed between Carlos Alcarath and Tommy Paul.
The atmosphere was impressive in an arena used primarily for bullfights that holds up to 40,000 spectators.
It is worth mentioning that Carlos Alcarath won the men’s game with a 2-0 set and showed that he enjoyed the game a lot.
Source: sport 24
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Russian Andrei Rublev noted that Serb Novak Djokovic, even at 36 years old, remains number one in the ATP rankings because he predicts the actions of his opponents.
Rublev finished in fifth place in the rankings at the end of the 2023 season.
– Firstly, he serves very cool: to any point, to any place – very accurately. If the court is also fast, then it is almost impossible to do anything at the reception. Moreover, if he misses the first ball, then his second (serve) is also strong and powerful. Secondly, he moves incredibly, very quickly. Thirdly, concentration and psychology. It seems that you are playing on equal terms with him, everything is 50/50, but at some point his switch switches, and he starts playing at your speed and not making mistakes.
This often happens to me when the ball is convenient, you can score, but Novak still guesses and somehow deceives me. These are details, but they are all about Djokovic. In moments when there is more pressure on both players, Novak almost always plays better than you. He skillfully uses this, predicts your steps. You can hold your serve perfectly, reach a tiebreaker, where with the score 5:5, he will read your serve and accept it so that you can’t do anything,” Rublev is quoted as saying by “Championship.”
Djokovic previously won the ATP Finals.
Source: Sportbox
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