Goran Ivanisevic claims Novak Djokovic will overtake Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal provided he is allowed to play consistently
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Goran Ivanisevic and Novak Djokovic
World No.1 Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic has a lot of faith in his protege going on to achieve much more success in his tennis career, even after winning 21 Grand Slam titles, second only to Rafael Nadal in the all-time tally with 22.
Whenever Djokovic is going through trouble in his matches, Ivanisevic is seen in the stands with a look of concern that almost causes his face to wrinkle. Recently, former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic told Croatian daily Sportske Novosti in an interview how he believes Djokovic could easily cross another famous milestone currently held by former American player Jimmy Connors, of winning the most ATP titles.
According to Ivanisevic, Djokovic has it in him to continue playing for another three-four years and from those estimations, he can easily cross Connors’ tally of 109 titles having 90 in his kitty already. Interestingly, Nadal is already 2 ahead with 92 while 8-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer recently retired with 103 titles to his name.
“The question remains how many tournaments he will play and how long it will last, but in the current period he is in, I am sure he can chase that record as well. He’s always been physically fit, it’s never been a problem. And if he stays like this, I’m convinced he can stay at the top or close to the top for another three years and fight for all the titles ,” said Ivanisevic.
When Goran Ivanisevic agreed to give tennis lessons to Mike Tyson’s daughter
Ivanisevic recently gave his two cents on whether Mike Tyson’s daughter could use her dad’s boxing power as an advantage in tennis, to which he said: “For tennis no. Genetics always helps but you see, that doesn’t give you anything or prove anything but it’s okay to have her.”
“She looks good man. (Advice for Tyson’s daughter) Practice every day. 7 years old, 1 and a half hours a day should do it,” said Goran. On asked if he would take her under his wing, the Croatian replied, “I don’t live here, I live in Croatia. She comes to Croatia, I will play with her whenever she wants.
In a video available on TMZ, Ivanisevic was shown Tyson‘s 7-year-old daughter Milan’s tennis game and was asked if he would coach her and give her some advice.
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