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Coach Goran Ivanisevic acknowledged Carlos Alcaraz is Novak Djokovic’s principal rival for the world No 1 spot but additionally added he believes the Serb has what it takes to reign the throne for a number of extra years. After successful this 12 months’s Australian Open, Djokovic overtook Carlos Alcaraz on the high spot and returned to the highest place for the primary time since 2022 June.
Since then, Djokovic and Alcaraz have been going forwards and backwards of their battle for the world No 1 place. This 12 months, Djokovic was a finalist in all 4 Grand Slams and was victorious on three events. “I can not say that there aren’t critical rivals from this youthful era, however these youthful tennis gamers oscillate fairly a bit, and that is not all the time signal,” Croatian tennis legend Ivanisevic instructed Sportske Novosti.
Ivanisevic on Djokovic’s rivals for the No 1 spot
With Rafael Nadal lacking just about your complete 2023 season, Alcaraz stepped up and created the subsequent huge rivalry in males’s tennis with Djokovic. By beating Djokovic within the Wimbledon remaining, 20-year-old Alcaraz grew to become the primary and lone participant to beat the Serb in a Grand Slam this 12 months.
When requested if Alcaraz’s was Djokovic’s greatest risk for the world No 1 spot, Ivanisevic defined: “It can keep that manner. There are different good tennis gamers, particularly Daniil Medvedev, and Novak’s huge opponent might be the Italian Jannik Sinner, who additionally is aware of get right into a disaster, however evidently he completely doesn’t go well with Alcaraz, and Novak may even have issues with him.
Though it’s really too huge of a phrase to make use of so long as the issues in males’s tennis are like this, it’s tough to examine somebody who may compete with Djokovic for (the world No 1) place over an extended interval.” Alcaraz is decided to beat out Djokovic for the 12 months-Finish No 1 award however the Serb presently leads the listing and he’s the favourite to clinch the award for the eighth time.
