Novak Djokovic has the experience, but this time it’s different: Boris Becker

With the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal and the absence of Roger Federer due to injury, Novak Djokovic is the outright favorite for this year’s US Open.

However, this time it comes with lots of other challenges. Everyone needs to be tough mentally and physically. Relating to this, Novak Djokovic’s former coach Boris Becker has said that the Serb may be the ‘favorite’ and has experience but it is going to be different this time. Becker also spoke about Djokovic’s disastrous Adria Tour, for which there was a lot of criticism from the media and the fans.

Boris Becker’s take on Novak Djokovic

He also said “The tournament is open, in a Grand Slam no one has a clear path,” asserted Becker. “Djokovic has great experience, but this is a new situation for everyone. Whoever adapts first will be favored. And who knows, new names could also emerge.”

Becker coached Novak Djokovic from 2014 to 2016 and is one of those personality who know the mentality of Novak Djokovic.

Boris on Djokovic’s Adria tour

Novak hosted and funded the controversial Adria Tour, which led to four players – Borna Coric, Viktor Troicki, Grigor Dimitrov, and Djokovic himself – testing positive for COVID-19. After this, Djokovic faced massive criticism from the tennis world over his lack of responsibility and concern.

Boris said “That tournament was for a good cause. Djokovic just wanted to create a big charity event, but the fact that the Serbian government allowed spectators to fill the stands without protection didn’t help.”

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