After Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon Revenge, Former WTA Star Reveals How He Sets Up a ‘Rivalry for the Ages’ With Novak Djokovic

The passion and drive behind Novak Djokovic‘s commitment to tennis have always been evident. In his own words, winning as many Grand Slam titles as possible is the thing that keeps him going. But in today’s tennis world, is that motivation enough? Well, he might have found another motivation.

At Wimbledon this year, he was attempting to win his 24th major championship when Carlos Alcaraz gave him a shocking setback, standing out as one of the toughest competitors for the Serbian star. Recently, Laura Robson, a former British number one, indicated how the 20-year-old Spaniard can offer further inspiration for Djokovic’s tennis career.

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After winning the Australian Open and the French Open, the former world’s number-one’s life turned upside down when he tasted defeat at SW19. After the setback, the Serbian tennis player is getting ready for the US Open with added motivation to get to the top again. Recently, Laura Robson, revealed in an interview with Tennis 365 how the emergence of the Spanish tennis sensation can motivate the ‘Djoker’.

She said, “You don’t want to give Djokovic any added motivation, and that’s what Alcaraz will have done. He will be trying to figure out how to adjust his game against Alcaraz. They are both going to have to do that now they have figured out the game styles a bit more.” 

In addition, she also talked about how the two stars are set to give tough competition to each other in the future once they get to know each other’s style of play. “It’s going to be exciting. I hope it’s going to become a rivalry for the ages,” he added.

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Similarly, earlier this month, Serena Williams‘ former coach, Rick Macci, also made a frank admission regarding how having Alcaraz in the game can somehow act like a ‘GOAT determination‘.

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After Wimbledon, the 68-year-old American tennis coach shared a clear statement on Twitter regarding who he would choose as a favorite among the two Wimbledon finalists. Macci revealed that the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s inner GOAT core took a huge hit after facing the Wimbledon defeat.

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Williams’ ex-coach highlighted that after having 94 singles titles and 23 major titles in his pocket, facing a defeat from a 20-year-old tennis player might give the Serbian some extra goat motivation to do well. What is your take regarding Alcaraz acting as motivation for Djokovic? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.