"There are people who like Rafael, others like Federer and others like Djokovic": Toni Nadal reveals good relationship with Novak Djokovic
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Nadal fans don't particularly like Djokovic for obvious reasons but Toni Nadal has a really good and respectful relationship with his nephew's rival.
Toni Nadal has watched Nadal battle Djokovic many times on the court and he's plotted how to beat him countless times when he served as the coach of Nadal. As a tennis fan primarily, Toni Nadal appreciated Djokovic's tennis calling him a great champion but he also shared a really good personal relationship with him.
Speaking about him during an interview with Vanity Fair, Nadal revealed:
"I have a good relationship with him. Besides being a great champion, he has always had a good relationship with me. There are people who like Rafael, others like Federer and others like Djokovic."
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He also shared his thoughts about Djokovic's popularity compared to his nephew and Federer:
"It is true that almost nobody dislikes Federer, few people dislike Rafael and it is likely that Djokovic does have some detractors more than the two of them. But I don't know exactly why. I think he never managed to be as loved as the other two, and that his behavior on the track has sometimes been a little more complicated."
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