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"The sooner we can get the level raised, the sooner we will take over": Holger Rune sees simple route to end Novak Djokovic dominance
ATPMonday, 04 December 2023 at 07:00
Denmark’s young tennis star Holger Rune believes the easiest
way to end the career of the current world number one Novak Djokovic is to
become better than him.
The 36-year-old is regarded as the greatest player in the
history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand
Slam titles. Despite being on the wrong side of the 30s, Djokovic ended up
winning three out of four major titles in 2023.
Rune, who is regarded as one of the brightest young talent around
in the men’s singles category in the circuit alongside Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz,
Italy’s Jannik Sinner and America’s Ben Shelton, was recently quoted in a report
where he stated the easiest push someone like Djokovic into retirement is to
become better than him because that will convince him that there are other players better than him.
"Yeah, I totally agree. I have to agree and I do agree.
But the fact is, Novak is still winning three out of four Grand Slams this year,”
said the current world number eight. “So we cannot say that he is gone because
we need to beat him like not just one time but like every time. I will try to
beat him every time because if he keeps winning this big tournaments, why would
he stop?"
He continued by saying: "I mean he is not gonna stop
until we beat him so the sooner we can get the level raised, the sooner we will
take over. I actually like that Novak is still here because you know for us
young players to really see what the real world is in a way, what the real deal
is, you know.
“If you never experience Roger, Rafa or Novak, I think we
would miss something and I think Novak is like extremely high standard and I
think for us so close to see that is very helpful.”
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