Djokovic in race for ‘finest athlete in historical past’ with trio named as greatest risk

Djokovic gained the era sport with US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz within the Paris semi-finals however Ivanisevic stated: “I read a lot of people saying that Alcaraz was the favourite against Novak. I love Carlos, and he’s going to win I don’t know how many Grand Slams, but you cannot say that he’s a favourite. This is a Grand Slam. This is nerves. You see what happened in the third set to him. And Novak knows. Novak waits.

“He takes the legs, then he takes your soul, then he digs your grave and you have a funeral and you’re dead. Bye-bye. Thank you for coming. For sure Carlos is gonna be a threat. But he’s still young. You have Novak and you can’t ever bet against Novak.”

Djokovic insisted “the journey is not over” in Paris and Eurosport analyst Mats Wilander stated: “It’s incredible that he can be injury-free, good every day on every surface. I would like to know where it stops because he could get 26, 27 titles.”

Ivanisevic added: “I don’t know how many, but I think there are a lot more in his body. He’s unbelievable, and he’s still moving like a cat on the court. He’s there, like a Ninja, he’s everywhere. Who knows where is the end?”