"It would have broken a lot of players" says an impressed Wilander about Djokovic response after US Open

It's been an impressive comeback by Djokovic who looked very defeated after his US Open loss in the final and with good reason. Djokovic is widely touted as one of the mentally strongest player to ever play the game and he demonstrated that once again with his run in Paris. Eurosport analyst Mats Wilander was certainly impressed saying:

"There was a possibility in my mind that Novak Djokovic was not going to be the same player ever again after the US Open. Because he's 34 years old. He's pushing 35 and losing finals like that. It could break your confidence."

Wilander further said:

"It would have broken mine. It would have broken John McEnroe’s, it would have broken Bjorn Borg’s. It would have broken a lot of players, not Novak Djokovic. He really is super human. And then we realised indoors, by far the best player of all time."

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Wilander believes Djokovic is fully back and he is ready for more sucesses:

“He's back.He's playing great again. So I think that he has his goals set on definitely being the best player in the world, but more importantly, being the best player in the world at the end of this year, being the best player in the world at the end of next year, and as long as he plays, he wants to be the best player in the world if you compare him to Roger [Federer] or Rafa [Nadal] or Rod Laver or Bjorn Borg."

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