"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

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.

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“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.”