Pete Sampras is the idol of the best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, and it seems that the American is now Novak’s fan.
Today, the first racket in the world received recognition in Turin for the best player on the planet for a record seventh time, and thus surpassed its idol.
- Novak is more constant, he won more titles, more grand slams than me. I could continue to talk about his career… But I don’t think anyone will finish the year in the first place so many times – Sampras told ATP.
Pete has received flattering recognition six times at the end of the year, and in addition, he points out how difficult it is to achieve such an achievement in an individual sport such as tennis.
- You’re alone in tennis. Mentally, if you fall, you don’t have a teammate who could lift you up. Not a coach who will tell you what to do. Tennis players are a whole pack. Also, you have to have a certain attitude in order to be first in the world. You should want it, to be bothered when someone else is in that place. And so it is with Novak. He is ready to change, to learn, to be better. He impressed me with his transformation – added Sampras.
According to the legend of “white sports”, Novak has done enough so far and absolutely everything indicates that he is the best of all time.
- This is an addition to everything he has done so far. I believe that he will appreciate everything, even more, when he is older. He did this at a time when Roger and Rafa dominated, and he coped well with the onslaught of the new generation. What Novak has done in the last ten years, with winning Grand Slams, with this record, are clear signs that he is the best of all time – Pete concluded.
How do you comment on this statement by Pete Sampras?
