"An act of kindness and giving back without wanting publicity": Novak Djokovic praised for role in Next Gen prodigy Hamad Medjedovic's career by Magnus Norman

Magnus Norman, head coach of Stan Wawrinka, showered Novak Djokovic with praise for his financial support to the recent Next Gen ATP Finals champion, Hamad Medjedovic.

The 20-year-old Serbian displayed a brilliant performance at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Hamad Medjedovic won the tournament undefeated, securing a tremendous victory in the final against the top-seeded 19-year-old, world No. 36 Arthur Fils.

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Medjedovic entered the tournament as the 6th seed and won all his matches. In the final, he came back from a set down against the French player, ultimately winning the match in five sets: 3-4(6), 4–1, 4–2, 3–4(9), 4–1.

The recent champion of the Next Gen ATP Finals is also a major protege of Novak Djokovic. The 24-times Grand Slam champion has provided financial support to Medjedovic from a young age and has also assisted him in technical and moral aspects over the years.

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Coach Magnus Norman, who works with Stan Wawrinka, commended Djokovic for the gesture he has shown to his young compatriot.

"In a year very much filled with aggression, hate and violence in this world this is wonderful to read. An act of kindness and giving back without wanting publicity or PR. Well done @DjokerNole," Norman wrote.

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Read 👇🏼In a year very much filled with aggression, hate and violence in this world 😢 this is wonderful to read. An act of kindness and giving back without wanting publicity or PR. Well done @DjokerNole 👏🏼

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🥹🇷🇸 Just two years ago, Novak Djokovic offered to cover the costs of being a professional player for Hamad Medjedovic, this year’s Next Gen ATP Finals Champion. His father, Eldin, tells the amazing story: “I remember the second conversation I had with Novak ever, we spoke…

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Medjedovic himself has described his training experience with Novak Djokovic in Belgrade and has acknowledged the great admiration he feels for the current world No. 1:

"Many times I thought I was dreaming. You know, many times I had to [pinch myself] to make sure that I'm not dreaming. But I mean, what can you say? What can i say? It's for for sure, an unreal experience just to look at Novak," he said during an interview.

"Novak is the guy who I watched since I was a little kid. And I mean, to share the court with him, to practice with him it's for sure... I mean I cannot express it with words," Medjedovic added.