"He is getting more nervous than usual" says Patrick Mouratoglou about Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has had a historic tennis career that is still ongoing and he has a chance to rewrite tennis history at the US Open. However, noted tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou observed something unusual in the game of Novak Djokovic lately:

“This year is special for Novak, he was always far from the two others (Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal) in terms of a number of Grand Slams. Now, he is equal – 20 – 20 – 20. So, he knows it’s an opportunity to really re-write history and I can feel that the tension throughout the year is getting bigger and bigger."

Djokovic has always been tremendous under pressure with many arguing that his mental toughness has been the best ever in the sport. For Mouratoglou the nerves are high than usual:

“The first two sets of the Roland-Garros final against Stefanos Tsitsipas I felt he was super nervous, much more than usual. At the Olympics, he kind of lost it a little bit, he got crazy angry and he lost. I can feel it building. This moment for him is a lot about dealing with his nerves. He has a bad taste in his mouth and he needs to get rid of it.”