Who has been the best male tennis player of the last 50 years? It could easily be the current World No 1
In 2007, as Roger Federer wreaked havoc on the world, a young Serb with freakish flexibility and a wicked backhand began to put himself on the map. As he rose up the rankings, Novak Djokovic passed a series of players who lost to the best before they even stepped on to the court. People wondered aloud whether Djokovic was really any different.
“Why should I be frightened?” Djokovic responded. “For me it’s a totally normal thing. If you go out on the court thinking positively and thinking: ‘I can win against anybody,’ I think that’s a right thinking. If you go with the white flag on the court, what are you doing there?”
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/06/the-greatest-novak-djokovic-speedy-superserver-who-masters-mind-games under the title “The greatest: Novak Djokovic – speedy superserver who masters mind games”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
