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Jim Courier dubs Novak Djokovic the 'dream killer' but sees lack of scar tissue for Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz as optimism for future
ATPThursday, 11 January 2024 at 04:30
Former world number one Jim Courier believes that young players like Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune can challenge the supremacy of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the upcoming season.
The 36-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of tennis in the men’s singles category where he has won 24 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic had a fabulous time on the court in the 2023 season as well where he won three out of four Grand Slam titles.
Courier, who won four Grand Slam titles in his career and became the world number one in 1992, was recently quoted in a report where he stated that Djokovic has been a ‘dream killer’ for the majority of the players on the circuit for nearly two decades but there are younger players out there who are looking to take on the challenge.
"Novak has been a dream killer for many, many years,” he said “There's many prospective champions who dreamed of Grand Slam glory and been denied by him.
"Then you get players like Alcaraz and Rune, they don't have that scar tissue. They're coming in optimistic, vigorous, excited. But there is no mercy out there. These young players, make no mistake, they're gunning for your job.”
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