Me being a huge huge huge Sampras fan, I’ve always supported Federer since Pete finished in 2002 and I always saw Djokovic with his double hander and great return as more of an agassi type player. Also Djokovic used to be mentally weak like agassi was. But these last 2 years I’ve started to change my opinion on Djokovic.
Djokovic now is very similar to sampras. More than Federer is In fact. novak has changed these last 5 years. In every department he’s moved more similar to Pete.
Djokovic now has possibly the best serve on the planet. Definitely in the top 3.
His forehand is very similar to Pete. Hit quite flat and it ends points.
His consistency and focus are Sampras like.
But the main thing that stands out is mental strength. Too peas in a pod! Sampras for me has the greatest mental strength ever but closely followed by Novak. So clutch it’s unbelievable. Like Pete use to be.
Then there is style of play. I remember seeing a stat on tv at Wimbledon 2019.
And it proves that Djokovic now really does attack the net and is an all court player. Not just a baseliner and defending all the time.
I actually think if Sampras would have been playing these days he’d have played the same as Djokovic. Pete did have a double hander and was a baseliner in his teenage years.
but I think the reason Djokovic is more like Sampras than Agassi is here on these videos
those videos speak for themselves.
djokovic can not be more respectful to Pete.
