Novak Djokovic claims that he would be satisfied if he and Rafael Nadal ended their careers with the same number of Grand Slam titles. Djokovic, 35, tied Nadal on the list of all-time Grand Slam records with 22 Majors after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas at this year’s Australian Open.
“Yes, I would be satisfied. I would like it more than my biggest rival, but look, when that moment comes, when I have to draw the line and look back on my career history and what I have achieved, even if I stop here and he win another 10 Grand Slams, I have to be satisfied overall.
There may be a small part of me that regrets not earning more than him, but after all, how much is enough? Do you understand what I mean?” Djokovic told The National. Why Djokovic would rather play Nadal than Carlos Alcaraz in a Major final? If Djokovic had the choice between facing Nadal or Alcaraz in a Grand Slam final, he would choose Nadal.
“If I had to choose one of the two, I would probably choose Nadal because of the rivalry, because of the history, so we play each other every time we play each other, especially in a Grand Slam final,” Djokovic explained.
Last week in Belgrade, Djokovic gave a press conference, with mostly Serbian journalists. When asked where he would like his 60th meeting against Nadal to take place, Djokovic immediately responded by saying “in the final of the French Open.” Furthermore, Djokovic took some time to explain how Nadal and Roger Federer ultimately made him so great as a player, because his presence pushed him to work even harder.
Nole Djokovic is a true legend
This Monday, Novak Djokovic broke a new record by overtaking Steffi Graf… And not least. With 378 weeks on the clock, he is the player, men and women combined, having spent the most time in the place of world number 1.
Asked by L’Equipe for the occasion, Nicolas Mahut defended Novak Djokovic, to whom he promises an even more exceptional end to his career. “Novak is going to have all the records. But even if he beats everything, there will always be a debate about the GOAT, which absolutely would not be the case if it was Federer or Nadal.
I think Novak is underappreciated. I understand what he said about the always negative interpretation as soon as he does something. Sometimes he holds out the stick, too. But I find the criticism unfair to all that he has accomplished.”
