By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 18, 2023 Adam Driver doesn’t often spend time watching sports. When Driver does indulge, he’s usually watching Novak Djokovic. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts In a new interview with the Italian publication Gazzetta.IT, the actor who plays Enzo Ferrari in the new film Ferrari, declares himself…
French coach Patrick Mouratoglou has made a stunning admission on why Novak Djokovic is “hated” by tennis crowds. In a recent interview at the UTS Grand Final in London, Mouratoglou explained why Djokovic, winner of 24 Grand Slams, has been subjected to constant heckling from fans and has never been held on the same level…
Former ATP World No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko spoke about the difficulty of winning all four Grand Slams in the same season when asked to assess Novak Djokovic‘s chances of doing so in 2024. The Calendar Grand Slam is one of the hardest accomplishments in tennis. Only one man has done it in the Open Era…
Patrick Mouratoglou believes the new generation of tennis stars, including Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Holger Rune, are close to matching Novak Djokovic‘s level. Alcaraz, Sinner, and Rune have each defeated Djokovic at least once during the 2023 season and are tipped to carry the sport for the foreseeable future. But when all was said…
Carlos Alcaraz‘s career is still fairly short, but every day, the Spaniard hears different predictions about his career. Possessing an incredible talent, it’s not surprising that the young Spaniard is compared to the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. However, his fellow compatriot, Feliciano Lopez, warns against comparisons with these three, as…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, December 15, 2023 The 2023 season is in the rear-view mirror, but Novak Djokovic continues his championship roll. World No. 1 Djokovic earned men’s ITF World Champion honors for a record-extending eighth time. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was named women’s…
Novak Djokovic took to social media to publicly dispel reports linking him to the potential acquisition of a famous tennis club in Marbella owned by the late Manolo Santana. Manolo Santana is among the best Spanish tennis players of all time. He won all five of his Grand Slams (one in doubles) before the Open…
Iga Swiatek‘s longtime psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, applauded Novak Djokovic‘s powerful statement regarding athletes and their vulnerable sides. Recently, Djokovic gave a fascinating insight into many tennis-related subjects and his professional career on 60 Minutes. Regarding mindset, Djokovic firmly believes that athletes should always have a skeptical mind, and it is completely fine to have fears…
Novak Djokovic praised Jannik Sinner‘s team for winning the ATP Coach of the Year Award but also questioned why his own coach, Goran Ivanisevic was not considered. Ivanisevic has supported Djokovic throughout a sensational 2023 campaign, where the Serbian player won three of the four Grand Slams and posted the highest ATP win rate. However,…
It is the ATP‘s year-end Awards Week, but surprisingly, Novak Djokovic and his coach, Goran Ivanisevic, are not collecting any trophies. Djokovic was the ATP’s most consistent performer last season, tallying a higher winning rate than any other player and lifting seven titles – the most garnered by a single player in 2023 – despite…
