Tennis
Tennis: The Nadal clan releases a revelation about Djokovic
Published on May 6, 2024 at 12:35 a.m.
For more than two decades, three tennis players competed against each other and left their mark on the history of their sport: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Swiss retired after winning 20 Grand Slam titles, while Rafael Nadal is in his final season but Novak Djokovic appears to have a few years left in him. For Toni Nadal, who coached Marjorquin for several years, the Serbian wanted to be the best a little more than his other two rivals.
If we combine the Grand Slam titles won by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal et Roger Federer, we reached the number 66. An immense figure which perfectly illustrates the exceptional performance achieved by these three men during their career. With an advantage for Djokovic, who managed to win 24 Grand Slam titles.
“I think Djokovic always wanted a little more to be the best in history”
In comments reported by We Love Tennis, Toni Nadal, the uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal, made a confession about Novak Djokovic : “I think Djokovic has always wanted a little more to be the best in history. Rafael always led a normal life, he played tennis, lived and ate normally. He played football and did this and that. I got used to it at first, because I thought it was good for him in his formative years. I remember our manager once told us that we weren’t very professional. »
“Djokovic paid much more attention to his diet”
“When Rafael was young, I told him I didn’t want him to be too professional. I wanted Rafael to give 100% on the court, but to maintain a normal daily life. Because I don’t think it makes much difference. When you’re at the highest level, it’s different. For example, Djokovic paid much more attention to his diet, just like Rafael and Federer, but I think in a slightly different way, continues Toni Nadal. Regardless of whether one was better or worse, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all wanted to be the best in history. But the question is not who wants to be the best, but who is willing to pay the highest price to be the best. »