Mouratoglou gives key to success that Alcaraz, Nadal, Rune and Hewitt all have

Patrick Mouratoglou recently talked about Novak Djokovic and what makes the Serbian one of the best champions in history.

Novak Djokovic did many great things in his career and most tennis fans are quite well-versed in the impact that he has had on tennis. He's still one of the best if not the best player in the world as he showed at the ATP Finals recently.

Speaking about the Serbian, Mouratoglou said:

"Here's something you didn't know about Novak Djokovic. In 2001, at the age of 14, Djokovic ended as a triple European champion in singles, doubles, and team competition. Becoming a champion requires to learn to win, and this is something you should learn at a very young age."

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He has seen similar traits in other players over the years naming a few :

"It is very interesting to see how many top champions have been super successful when they were young. It's the case for most of them. We know about Novak now, but it's also the case for Holger Rune, Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, I can name so many of them. So learning to compete at the highest level when you're young and at the same time, developing your weapons for the future, that's the key for high level."

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