“He is not my son’s favorite anymore,” Novak Djokovic reveals his son’s new preferred player over Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic the three times winner of the Madrid Open has arrived after a great show in Serbia Open 2022. He would’ve liked to win the tournament at his home, but after being out for so many months, Djokovic is showing that old winning form that he had in 2021 when he won his second French Open title after defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and overcoming a very motivated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals.
It’s well known that Novak Djokovic’s son is a great admirer of Rafael Nadal. Nadal was his son’s favorite player and Djokovic shared a humorous detail during the Australian Open 2022 final. He revealed that during the final, his son was cheering for Rafa to win the title while his wife was supporting Daniil Medvedev. Djokovic in an interview at the Madrid Open revealed that his son has found a new favorite player.
Novak Djokovic is multilingual!!
Novak Djokovic gave the interview in perfect Spanish as he revealed that Nadal was no longer his son’s preferred choice for a favorite. The new favorite is the only teenager on the ATP top 10 list. He is none other than Carlos Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won a total of three ATP titles in the year 2022 till now including the Miami Open and the Barcelona Open. This young talent has caught many eyes and has quickly become a subject of people’s admiration due to his great instincts and tennis maturity that goes way beyond his age. He is a generational talent and the fans expect great things from someone of his caliber. It is no surprise that Novak’s son too has started harboring the love for this great player and has become his new favorite.
Novak Djokovic on the other hand became the subject of admiration as he gave the interview in perfect Spanish and the fans were gushing over his great grasp of numerous languages including his mother tongue Serbian, English, Spanish, German, and some more.
Djokovic will look for a good run in Madrid as he advances deeper in the clay season and the French Open is coming closer.
Prateek Sinha
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