“Always fascinated me,” Frenchman Laurent Lokoli on Novak Djokovic’s influence
French World No.172 Laurent Lokoli says how fascinated he is by Novak Djokovic's ability to keep up the mentality.
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Laurent Lokoli and Novak Djokovic
French World No.172 Laurent Lokoli talked about the unreal influence and mentality of Novak Djokovic. As the Frenchman is playing Challengers to get to the top of the tennis world, his recent interview was yet another proof of how the Big 3 players including the Serbian World No.2 are continuously influencing players and fans around the globe.
As Lokoli said about the fascinating abilities of Novak Djokovic, “Each player has his identity and the biggest mistake would be to think that you can play like someone. Afterwards, Novak also contributed to changing certain mentalities on physical preparation. He has that flexibility that few players have. And that has always fascinated me a bit.“
Lokoli continued on how important it is to believe in oneself to achieve greater heights, “However, and I insist on this because it is important, we can draw inspiration from it, but we must not forget to create our identity as a game. It is crucial and essential to achieve progress and above all to believe in our abilities.” (Source: We Love Tennis, translated via Google)
Novak Djokovic to join Rafael Nadal in Monte Carlo Masters
With Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic confirmed to play in the Monte Carlo Masters, the coming clay court swing is going to be nail-biting for all tennis fans. With young guns like Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, and Jannik Sinner looking sharper with each passing day, how the veteran legends will keep will be interesting to watch.
The 22-time Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be playing in this year’s French Open with the same number of Grand Slam titles for the first time together in a Major in their career. This is only the second time in their careers that both are at par at the same number of Grand Slam titles. The first time it happened was at Wimbledon 2021 when the Serbian won his 20th Grand Slam and equaled both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Since Rafael Nadal was unable to play in the following US Open 2021 due to a foot injury and the Serbian was not allowed to play in the Australian Open 2022, the chance of both meeting in the same Major with the same number of Grand Slams never happened.
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