Djokovic and Nadal open up on rivalry: "I think we respect each other a lot and we push each other to the limit"

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal did a joint interview where they spoke about their rivalry with both praising the other.

Both players have tremendous respect for each other and that's been proven over the years with them sharing some more praise in this interview. Djokovic called the rivalry which gave us 59 matches so far a privilege:

“I am really privileged to have the rivalry that we had over the years. I think we respect each other a lot and we push each other to the limit and kind of motivate each other to go even higher. It’s great to be part of that era.”

Nadal countered by explaining what he admires about Djokovic most:

“He’s able to be super professional, to control his body, to hold the passion. It doesn’t matter how things are going, he always keeps going until the end and that’s something very difficult, especially in a super long career after all the success. To keep having the passion and the love for the game, I think it’s something I admire a lot.”