Novak Djokovic known as a ‘dinosaur’ by his personal coach as Carlos Alcaraz warned
Novak Djokovic has been known as a ‘dinosaur’ by his personal coach Goran Ivanisevic who has warned Carlos Alcaraz about two different gamers who might problem him on the US Open. Alcaraz adopted his victory at Flushing Meadows final yr by successful a second Grand Slam at Wimbledon final month.
With two Grand Slam titles to his identify on the age of 20, Alcaraz is seen as the person who will likely be taking on the mantle from Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. With Nadal out injured this season Djokovic has taken benefit, successful the opening two Grand Slams to take his tally as much as a report 23 main singles titles.
Roger Federer has already retired and with Nadal’s return to aggressive motion removed from assured Ivanisevic says that the Serbian is the one ‘dinosaur’ remaining. He instructed Sportske Novosti: “Novak remains the only ‘dinosaur’ among those older ones, the rest are all young guys.
“It’s a normal sequence, but there’s still something to ask the elders.” Djokovic has been locked in a battle with Alcaraz this season, beating the Spaniard on his option to successful the French Open earlier than the consequence was reversed within the Wimbledon last.
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The pair are set to re-commence battle on the US Open which will get underway later this month. However, Ivanisevic believes that Italian star Jannik Sinner and former US Open winner Daniil Medvedev can problem them for the Grand Slam title.
He added: “Alcaraz is a narrative by himself, and Sinner is the one one who can threaten him on the US Open, together with Novak. The sport that Sinner has doesn’t match Alcaraz they usually have had very fascinating matches up to now.