“He will always remain my idol,” Italian rising star Flavio Cobolli expresses his love for Novak Djokovic


“He will always remain my idol,” Italian rising star Flavio Cobolli expresses his love for Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli

In a recent interview, Italian teen phenomenon Flavio Cobolli said that Novak Djokovic is his idol. The Italian said he favoured the World No. 1 over both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal because of the Serb’s playstyle.

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Cobolli, who earned a career-high position of World No. 8 on the junior stage, said he likes to play counter-attacking tennis just like Djokovic. Also, Taylor Fritz, the World No. 13 player, is the Italian’s favourite Next Gen player.

“He is the one I feel closest to”- Flavio Cobolli

Flavio Cobolli, who won his first Challenger championship in Zadar last week, talked out about his admiration for 20-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic after winning the Croatian Challenger event. He even admitted that Djokovic is going through a tough time, but said that it won’t stop him from adoring and loving him. “Novak Djokovic is my idol. He is going through a difficult time, but he will always remain my idol.”

“Among the Big 3, he is the one I feel closest to because we like to defend but also to counter-attack and we both respond well,” the Italian teen told Tennis World Italia.

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Apart from talking about his idol, Cobolli disclosed that his greatest ambition, aside from qualifying for the Australian Open and breaking into the top 100, is to win the Roland Garros. “My goal is to qualify for the Australian Open and get to the Top 100. Even qualifying for the Next Gen in Milan would be a dream. In the long term, however, the goal is to arrive and stay on the Tour as much as possible,[But the main dream is to] win Roland Garros,” Cobolli said whilst concluding.

Novak Djokovic will stage a comeback in Monte-Carlo

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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will begin his clay season at the 2022 Monte Carlo Masters on his website. After withdrawing from the Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami, the Serb announced his participation in the tournament. Despite being unable to go to the United States due to a lack of vaccination against COVID-19, Djokovic was in the Indian Wells Masters draw until the very last minute. He later announced on Twitter that he will not be doing the Sunshine Double in the United States.

However, the Serb is now able to play the Monte Carlo Masters and defend his championship at Roland Garros after French authorities declared that they will relax their ban on COVID-19 vaccine passes for entry into the country.

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