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Novak’s quest for global love
In a tennis world where the global love is split between two icons namely Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, it was always going to be difficult to be an intruder, as the third wheel, even if one is as good as Novak Djokovic is. In the past 5–6 years, he has consistently shown how he could beat both Nadal and Federer in big games, and yet he has always found himself short when it comes to splitting that global tennis love three ways.
He is young, fit, healthy with many tennis records very well within his reach and yet, he is not Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer.
Perhaps, he never will be. And that won’t be because of his records.
There is one person who is preventing him from gaining that global love — his biggest enemy.
Novak Djokovic.
Yes, He is his biggest enemy in his quest for that global love.
“The pressure just got to him I think. I think a lot’s been going on off the court. It’s obviously affected him and now whether he likes it or not, he’s going to be the bad guy the rest of his career.”
-John McEnroe
True. Novak Djokovic is going to be the bad guy for the rest of his career whether he likes it or not. And what happened today at the US Open was the bitter icing on…
