"Novak is an all-time great": Federer's ex-coach marvels at Djokovic's 'miraculous' achievements

Ex-coach of the former Switzerland’s legendary tennis player Roger Federer has stated that he continues to be ‘astounded’ by the achievement of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

The 36-year-old clinched his 24th Grand Slam title after beating the current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 on Sunday.

Paul Annacone was quoted in a report where he heaped praise on the current world number one for his incredible achievements on the court.

“Well for me, whenever I see matches like this I always try to put my student hat on and learn, right? And you see the result and you see what happened, but I always try to figure out why,” he said.

“You know, when you look at the numbers of what Novak’s done throughout his career, they continue to just astound me. And you look at the pivotal moments. There’s about seven minutes in the second set where that match totally could have been flipped on its head.

“And magically and a way with will and expertise and experience, Novak gets through and turns that into a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 routine match — but not really. And so you’re trying to figure out why.

“And I just remember I have Pete Sampras whispering in my ear – because I used to ask him all the stuff – and he used to say, ‘You know what? Sometimes good just wins, but good doesn’t beat great very much.’ And you know, Medvedev is very good and he’s right there to being great. But Novak is an all-time great.

“And maybe there’s just not a why. Maybe it’s just that big moment. So as much as we try to figure it out, I tell you I used to have a full head of hair, I don’t anymore trying to figure it out. But now I just sit back and I just applaud. It is so much fun just to watch this guy do what he does. It’s absolutely miraculous.”