
Novak Djokovic is, has been and will be one of the best players in the history of tennis. There is no doubt about that. The only problem is that his best sports moment coincided in space and time with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. Two animals of this sport and two born winners. Even so, I was able to win Roland Garros on three occasions, seven times Wimbledon and another four US Open of the United States. The Serbian tennis player has 24 Grand Slam and that places him as the best in history in Palmarés.
But the Serbian tennis player, at 38, has sincere in an interview after falling up last week in the semifinals of Roland Garros at the hands of Jannik Sinner. “I was never as dear as they do,” he says Djokovic About the figures of Federer and Nadal. He lived and competed for many years against them and that is the feeling he transmits now.
«I am a man with many defects, of course. However, I have always tried to live with heart and good intentions and, ultimately, be myself, ”he confesses Novak Djokovic.
The Serbian tennis player explains in an interview with the German edition of '20 minutes' that their relationship with the public when living in the time of Federer y Nadal He affected him: «I felt like an unwanted child. I wondered why. It hurt me. Then I thought the fans would accept me if I acted differently. But it wasn't like that either.
«I was never as dear as Federer and Nadal Because he was not supposed to be there. He was the little one, the third who arrived and said: 'I will be number one'. Many people did not like that, ”he confesses harshly Djokovic more sincere.
«That someone is my greatest rival does not mean that they want evil, I hate it or want to do anything else on the court to defeat it. We fought for victory, and won the best player. I have always respected Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal; I have never said a single bad word about them and I will never do it. I admired them and I still do it. But I've always got better with Nadal, ”he explained Djokovic about his rivalry against two of the best tennis players.