Goran Ivanisevic: "Nadal has no chance against Djokovic"
Source: B92.net
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Trener Novaka Đokovića Goran Ivanišević uveren je da će Srbin osvojiti Rolan Garos.
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Novak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic is convinced that the Serb will win Roland Garros.
Djokovic will play against the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday, and his potential rivals in the semifinals are Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
On the other hand, Rafael Nadal and Diego Schwartzman will meet in the second semifinal, and the popular "Rabbit" is expecting the final match between the two best tennis players in the world.
"We are watching Nadal and everything looks the same as always, but it is not the same. These are perfect conditions for Novak, but not for Nadal. Nadal will always beat the players he is expected to beat. I am counting on Novak vs Nadal final in which, in my opinion, Nadal has no chances in such conditions, on such surface and with Novak who is already "in his head". I went a little too far, but I think Novak is the number one favorite of Roland Garros ", said Ivanišević for Croatian Radio-Television (HRT).
Djokovic is still undefeated in 2020, not counting the disqualification from the US Open because he hit the line judge with a ball between two points.
"He has brought his body, his head and match preparations to perfection. He prepares everything in detail, from tactics, over technique, to nutrition and he sticks to it. It's the most important thing and I personally couldn't stick to half of that, but he knows that all that makes him better player. He wants to constantly progress and it is very interesting to work with him because he wants to be slightly better player every single day, at least 0.00001 percent, but something has to move forward and I have never seen such a personality in my life, in tennis, in sports in general - such a mentality and such a head. But it also helps that he is from Balkan", says the Croat.
Ivanisevic points out how much "Serbian stubbornness" helps Djokovic.
"When his Balkan mentality kicks in every now and then, it makes him even better because the whole world was against him even after this Adria tour, which was phenomenal even after this in New York, but again he decided "now I will show you who I am and what I am". He comes and coldly conquers Rome, not even playing his best tennis. It's something for young tennis players to learn because tennis is not just forehand, backhand and running. All that preparation until you get on the court is important, because when you get on the court then the player makes decisions and depends on himself only".
The former Wimbledon champion also commented on Djokovic's "series" of hitting line judges in the head.
"I'm generally not in favor of disqualification, not because it's Novak, but I think it's too rigorous. Rules that equalize intentionally and unintentionally are stupid. He actually wasn't angry at all. Unfortunately, he hit the judge, she was more in shock, and thank God she's good. The rules are as they are, you either get a warning or they disqualify you. But the good thing is that he is so mentally strong, he is a winner. He showed that in Rome", Ivanisevic said.
Djokovic also hit the referee in Paris, but this time luckily during the points, the day after he proposed abolishing line judges.
"Ha, ha ... It hit him nicely, I think it was even stronger in terms of ball speed, but it was a return, and those things can happen. We watched Cincinnati in New York without line judges. In my opinion, that's the future of tennis. Zero bad calls. Live "hawk eye", the judges on the chair are safer. Unfortunately at the US Open due to the sponsorship agreements of "Ralph Lauren" there had to be line judges. There were many more mistakes so I think for the future, especially on fast surfaces, technology will have to take over and line judges will have to retire".
