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2023 marks one of the great years in Novak Djokovic‘s life as not only did his opponent Rune call him great but the world’s former number four, Brad Gilbert drops an amazing praise for the player. Gilbert, who also happens to be the coach of the famous Coco Gauff, seemed overwhelmingly happy about Djokovic’s performance in the Nitto ATP Finals 2023.

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However, it is not the first time that commentator and coach Gilbert praised the world’s current number-one player. Previously, he surprised Djokovic’s fans by saying he hadn’t seen anybody play tennis better. However, after many years the expression hasn’t changed a bit! Djokovic earned another appreciation from this legendary former tennis player and coach.

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Coach Brad Gilbert pens down praises for Djokovic’s brilliant performance

Coco Gauff’s coach and former tennis player Brad Gilbert is truly in awe of Dojovic’s performance and that is visible through his comments. Gilbert recently tweeted on his official X (formerly Twitter) profile that Novak Djokovic graced the 50th ATP tournament with an amazing performance, which also happened to be the player’s eighth attendance in the tournament. Further, he added- “at 36 years young i will put this as best year potentially on men’s tour in 50 years.” Receiving praise from a leading coach like Gilbert is not a mere thing! However, Djokovic’s performance was great enough to get so much appreciation from the viewers.

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However, as mentioned previously Gilbert showed overwhelming love for Djokovic’s tennis talent. At the beginning of this year’s tennis season, Gilbert dropped high hopes for the world’s number-one player when he mentioned Djokovic is “getting better at 35.” This leading coach also commented saying- “I think that it’s definitely going to be Djoker vs everyone else this year,”

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Brad Gilbert is not the only one who dropped praises for Djokovic. Even his opponent at the Nitto ATP Finals, Holger Rune tweeted expressing great respect for Djokovic’s talent. Want to know what did he say?

Holger Rune’s comments about legendary Novak Djokovic after his defeat against the latter

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The 20-year-old tennis prodigy Holger Rune is also in praise of Djokovic’s marvelous tennis skills. Although he was defeated by the world’s number-one tennis star, Rune couldn’t stop but express the remarkable experience he had in the game. Rune commented- “Man, you are unreal you make us work even harder congratulations.” Holger Rune’s comment on Djokovic amazed fans seeing this junior tennis player’s respect for the latter. However, fans also understood what a great player Novak Djokovic truly is!

After completing the 400th week as the world’s number-one player, Djokovic surely achieved an unbelievable height of success. However, Brad Gilbert’s appreciation surely motivated him to work even harder to remain in the number one position. What do you think?

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Upasana Banerjee

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Upasana Banerjee is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a degree in Comparative Literature, she excels at weaving narratives and brining unique perspective to a graceful sport like Tennis. Whether it is dissecting player strategies or reflecting on timeless themes, Upasana's deep-rooted passion for the sport allows her to share insights and expert takes on any topic she covers. When away from the ES Desk, this true explorer can be found making plans for her next adventure trip.

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