"Probably one of the players that will carry the tennis in the decade to come": Novak Djokovic sees Holger Rune as a player to anchor sport post Big Three
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Serbia’s legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic has heaped
praise on Denmark’s Holger Rune as one of the players to take the sport forward
in the era post of Big Three.
The 20-year-old is set to take part in the upcoming ATP Finals
in Turin which will begin from Monday where he will face the current world number
one in his first group match on Sunday.
Djokovic was quoted in a report before the start of the event
where he heaped praise on his first fixture’s opponent who, according to him,
is the kind of player who can take the sport forward in the post-era of the Big
Three.
“Holger has his debut in the [Nitto ATP] Finals. Obviously,
along with [Carlos] Alcaraz, they are the same generation, one of the leaders
of the Next Gen and probably one of the players that will carry the tennis in
the decade to come,” said the 36-year-old.
“We’re going to see a lot of him I'm sure in the future.
He's got Boris Becker, the legend of the game in his corner now and he's been
improving himself as well. Every time we face each other, it's a close match,
so I'll probably have to expect that one again.”
Djokovic further went on to discuss about his own ambitions
in the event and suggested that finishing as the world number one this year
remains his big goal.
“For me, the biggest goal right now is to end the season as
the No. 1 player in the world, so hopefully I can clinch it. I need one win, so
hopefully that happens,” said the 24-time Grand Slam winner while talking to
the media on Friday. “And then of course, I would love to win the tournament as
well. But that's the goal and then let's see what happens afterwards.”
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