56-Year-Old American Tennis Legend Exposes Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s Fans’ Blunt Ignorance as He Throws in Stats to Marvel at Novak Djokovic

There is no end to the list of fans of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The two players have created history with their rivalry. Along with them, Novak Djokovic is another player who has records through which he has reached the top. With 23 grand slam titles, the Djoker is the champion of the ATP. However, fans do not show him as much love as they show for his two rivals. At least that is the opinion of Patrick McEnroe, brother of John McEnroe.

McEnroe is not the only one who believes that fans have a bad image of Djokovic in mind. As per Mike Nakajima, former Nike CEO Djokovic could reach the same level as Federer, but his image is quite controversial. Even Patrick Mouratoglou, ex-coach of Serena Williams, rushed to the defense of the Serbian player.

John McEnroe’s brother defends Novak Djokovic 

Patrick McEnroe is the host of a podcast named ‘Holding Court’. In an episode where he answered the questions of his followers, he discussed the perceived image of the Djoker over Rafa and Fed. As per him, people downplay the achievements of the Serbian player.

McEnroe said that many tennis fans don’t understand the way Djokovic plays tennis. While Federer and Nadal definitely played a dominant game, McEnroe pointed out that the way the Djoker hits a ball is much different between the two.  

“I’ve talked to just sports people, you know, they love watching Roger, we all did, you know, Nadal’s got this intensity. How can Djokovic be so good?” The American dives deep into the analysis of Novak’s technique with statistical logic to shut down his haters.

“They can’t see it, they don’t really, they don’t get tennis, they don’t get the fundamentals of technique, his ability to calibrate a shot with the exact same swings to hit the ball, you know, at 55% or 95% and everything in between. You know, that’s his greatness.“

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Along with McEnroe, another tennis figure came to the defense of Djokovic.

Patrick Mouratoglou defends the Serb great

In an interview with CNN, Mike Nakajima stated Djokovic could’ve reached the same marketing image as Federer. However, several incidents in his professional career tarnished his name. He mentioned his disqualification in the 2020 US Open and his COVID-19 controversy.

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Patrick Mouratoglou, the ex-coach of Serena Williams, defended Djokovic, saying that instead of untrue perfection, a real and flawed human being is much better. While many in the world tear down the Djoker, several are ready to come to protect him.