Andy Murray reveals what makes Novak Djokovic an absolute nightmare | X4V5VP4 | 2024-02-20 16:08:01
British tennis legend Andy Murray has defined why his previous rival and world No.1 Novak Djokovic is an absolute nightmare for opposition gamers.
Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam titles last year, taking his main trophy tally to 24 to go degree with Margaret Courtroom for probably the most in history.
The Serbian continues to be very much dominant despite reaching the age of 36 – with a runner-up finish in Australia last month at the first main event of 2024.
The same can't be stated for former world No.1 Murray, who has been on a horrific run on the ATP Tour, dropping 9 of his last 10 matches.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray is identical age as Djokovic but has not been capable of keep the same degree having needed career-saving hip surgical procedure.
Djokovic, meanwhile, is simply two trophies away from 100 titles, which can see him develop into solely the third participant to take action after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.
Requested to elucidate what makes dealing with Djokovic in a last so onerous, Murray stated: 'Obviously [it is] unbelievably robust.
'The kind of middle, latter stage of his profession, you recognize, I feel [he has been] even stronger.
'I've clearly played numerous finals towards him and it was extraordinarily troublesome for me even once we'd kind of grown up together and had a number of experience of enjoying towards him in main competitions.
'With what he's gone on to realize in the final 5 or 6 years, I feel for a number of the younger players coming by way of to be moving into enjoying a last of a Masters Collection or a Grand Slam and he's on the other aspect of the web…
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'When he's gained 24 majors and 98 titles, it's not straightforward when you might have limited experience in those situations and, you understand, you're standing throughout the web from a guy who's gained as a lot as he has. That's really troublesome.
'For the younger guys now, when it's Novak on the opposite aspect of the web, [it is] actually, really troublesome for them to win towards him, not simply from the tennis aspect where he's obviously exceptional.
'But I feel from the mental aspect, as properly, as a result of he's carried out all of it, whereas plenty of the youthful gamers coming by means of haven't.'
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