Over the past 1 decade, maybe Novak Djokovic has been a player that makes the audience, experts and opponents who have played with him see his efforts and determination during the competition practice, and Roger Federer is no exception.
To talk about this, in an interview of “Express train” when attending Qatar Open, he described Djokovic as one of the greatest tennis players in the world's tennis courtesy.
Federer shared: “I like to play with him. I really feel as if we help each other to promote their full potential. Confrontation with the best opponents, you have to play as best as possible. If not, you will fail.
Especially against the opponent like Novak, a player who always plays with the spirit of not giving up. “
Historically, the 39 -year -old player had 50 clashes with the No. 1 in the world, 23 of them won the victory and 27 losses.
That's why Federer does not praise the Serbian tennis player: “He has the ability to balance and defend very well. That is why Novak is one of the greatest players ever. It was fun to play with him, which was one of the players that made me change to improve myself. “
At the moment, witnessing the race of the Grand Slam title is extremely drastic of all three players when Novak Djokovic only has Federer and Nadal exactly 2 titles.
Referring to this race, Federer also somewhat shared regrets with Serbian rival when Djokovic was eliminated from the US Open 2020: ” At the US Open, he was unlucky. Everyone understands this. Of course you have to control yourself. But in a certain moment, it can happen to everyone. “
It can be seen that Swiss legend always keeps a certain respect for the opponent because he somewhat feels the best that Djokovic brings to the tennis sport in general but also for himself.
