Novak Djokovic: “Even Grass Has Become Slower”
Novak Djokovic, who is all set to take over the world number one spot from Rafael Nadal in Paris this week, spoke about the changes that tennis had seen over the years. Djokovic said that the top players, over their careers, have seen and undergone a lot of changes. The trio of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, have been the epitome of tennis for almost two decades.
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Djokovic also pointed out that the current trend in tennis was to suit the game of the base-liners, and that it has forced many people to adapt to the new conditions. “Nowadays even the grass is a bit slower. The game is going around the players whose games are based on the baseline”, he said. “We all had to adjust to that in a way.”
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“You need to have a very complete game on all the different surfaces. The ball is returned now better than it ever was. Makes it a little bit more difficult to get to the net”, said the Serbian. “But grass as the fastest surface makes you come to the net a little bit more.That’s what I’m trying to do as well to have that variety in my game”, he concluded.
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All three of them are expected to be in action at the Paris Masters 1000, that will be the last masters 1000 tournament of the calendar, before the elite eight head off to compete at the ATP World Tour Finals, and mark an end to the 2018 season.