Novak Djokovic was reportedly in contention to become AC Milan’s football club’s mental coach, but tennis fans were clearly puzzled by this development. According to Italy’s famed general-interest newspaper, La Repubblica, the Serbian tennis legend was considered for this top role, with AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale being among those who conceptualized the idea. While…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Grand Slam kings will collide in the Kingdom this fall. Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has signed on to join Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic, two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz and king of clay Rafael Nadal in the Six Kings Slam, a new exhibition event that…
Jannik Sinner‘s breathtaking victory over Novak Djokovic at last month’s Australian Open has had a seismic impact on the UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) rankings. The UTR is a player rating system that is instituted to provide a real-time and accurate measurement of skill level. They don’t have any affiliation with the official ATP rankings. In…
The long wait is over for Novak Djokovic, who was recently confirmed as the first entrant into the field of the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of 2024. Djokovic will play at the Indian Wells Masters for the first time since 2019. He had initially given the strongest hint yet that he would feature in…
Novak Djokovic scooped a prestigious award issued by Serbia’s Olympic Committee following his terrific 2023 season. At the end of each calendar year, the Olympic Committee of Serbia tends to recognize and award its patriots who excelled in various sports. Djokovic most certainly ticked all the boxes in 2023 to be crowned the Sportsman of…
Novak Djokovic failed to win the 2024 Australian Open, but according to Patrick Mouratoglou, he’ll still win two or three Grand Slams in 2024. The 2024 season didn’t quite start the way the 36-year-old Serbian or his fans anticipated. The 24-time Grand Slam champion played at the United Cup, and he played well, but then…
Former ATP player Andy Roddick warned Novak Djokovic about young players now fully believing that they can beat him. When it comes to confidence, there is no shortage among these up-and-coming players like Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, and Jannik Sinner. Being confident is important, but backing it up on the tennis court is very different….
Novak Djokovic might not have accomplished everything he wanted to in his tennis career, but he’s pretty comfortable with what he’s done so far. When you look at things Djokovic ever did, you have to dig really deep to find a flaw. For example, he never won a calendar Grand Slam, but then again, only…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, January 29, 2024 Novak Djokovic has dispensed many lessons to opponents in winning 10 Australian Open titles. Reflecting on his four-set loss to world No. 1 Djokovic in the AO quarterfinals last week, Taylor Fritz said he learned an important lesson: His quality of play is strong, but his conditioning…
Novak Djokovic spends a lot of time away from his family, and it’s very difficult for him, as he opened up about it in a recent interview. Djokovic has his family with him at any chance he can, but that still is not a good amount of time on the calendar. The majority of his…
