Novak Djokovic ruined beautiful sport because he never had it in him

Roger Federer’s remarks about the lack of variety in today’s game have sparked a discussion among tennis fans.In a recent interview with GQ Sports, Federer expressed dismay at the diminishing popularity of the one-handed backhand, lamenting its absence in the current top 10 of the ATP rankings.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion also bemoaned the lack of variety in playing styles in today’s game, with baseliners dominating the tour.
“What we get more and more nowadays is that I wish that sometimes we had a little bit more variety, and also back and forth coming to the net a little bit more, not just side to side,” Federer said.
“We’ll see where the game will go. But obviously the problem is when you have a lot of similar players playing against each other, a lot of the points end up being played in a similar fashion,” he added.
The Swiss legend also shared that he always employed the strategy of mixing up his shots during matches to disrupt his opponent’s rhythm.
“And my goal on the tour was always—playing every point in a similar way against my opponent is what he wants. What he doesn’t want is if I mix it up and have variety,” Federer said.
“So for me, seeing two guys play against each other and have 20 same points back to back to back, come on. It can be very interesting. It’s like an arm wrestle. But I like to say, “Let’s not enter the arm wrestle. Let’s enter another game,”” he added.
Tennis fans agreed with Roger Federer’s assessment of today’s game, with one attributing the lack of variety to Novak Djokovic’s impact and suggesting that the Serb has “ruined” the sport due to his lack of innovation.
“Djoker ruined beautiful sport because he never had it in him to innovate anything!! His arsenal is literally pushing to the limit and hope!! No wonder he’s been placed as a 3rd option by the tennis fraternity,” the fan posted.
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Meanwhile, other fans claimed that Carlos Alcaraz stands out as the only player on tour who provides variety in his playing style.
“Carlos Alcaraz is the only top player today that provides that variety, the rest of the
During his interview with GQ Sports, Roger Federer revealed that while he does not make special time in his schedule to catch Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s matches, he’s aware of what they are up to.
“I mean obviously you’re aware when they’re in the finals or you’re aware when Rafa comes back or you’re aware when Novak breaks another record.
“It’s all good, you know? But I will not set my schedule aside, like, well, This match I have to see,” Federer said.
The former World No. 1 also expressed his delight at witnessing Djokovic’s unparalleled success on tour and sympathized with Nadal, as the Spaniard’s injury setbacks have kept him away from competitive tennis.
“But obviously I’ve followed it and I love to see that, especially Novak’s been going from strength to strength. It keeps on going. And Rafa obviously, I felt sad for him that he has not been able to play nearly as much or at all to what he wanted to do,” he added.
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Iga Swiatek is now tied with Steffi Graf for the highest win rate at Indian Wells with her win over Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals.Swiatek defeated Kostyuk in the semifinal 6-2, 6-1 to set up an encounter with Maria Sakkari in the final. The Pole is chasing a second title in the tennis paradise, having previously won the title in 2022.
This year’s final is a 2022 rematch, as in 2022, Swiatek defeated Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to clinch her first title in the desert. Swiatek and Sakkari both have reached three consecutive semifinals here.Ahead of her final, the Pole has registered yet another impressive record. She is now tied with German legend Steffi Graf with the highest win rate of 89.5% in women’s singles at the Indian Wells (Min 15 matches).Swiatek has won 17 matches while has lost two at the Indian Wells. Her losses came at the 2021 Indian Wells 4R and 2023 Indian Wells Open SF.
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The World No. 1 has never lost a match at the WTA 1000 tournament when she won the first set, accumulating 68 wins and zero losses after winning the first set.
Iga Swiatek’s WTA 1000 record
Iga Swiatek won the 2024 Qatar Open
Iga Swiatek won the 2024 Qatar Open
Iga Swiatek has reached 10 WTA 1000 finals including two in 2024 and has won seven titles(the final at 2024 Indian Wells is yet to happen).At the Qatar Open, she won back-to-back titles, in 2022 and 2024 (2023 Qatar Open was not WTA 1000). The Pole hasn’t had the same level of success at the Dubai Open, where she has not won a title yet. She reached the final in 2023 and the semifinal in 2024.At the Indian Wells Open, the World No. 1 clinched the trophy once in 2022, and eyes a second title in 2024. In 2022, Swiatek completed the Sunshine Double when she won the Miami Open title as well.The Pole has not won at the Madrid Open, reaching the final in 2023 but losing to Aryna Sabalenka. At the Italian Open, she won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.The World No. 1 is yet to pick up a title at the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open, having reached the semifinals in 2023 at both tournaments.
At the China Open, she won the title in 2023. While at the Wuhan Open, the Pole has never contested (the Wuhan Open has not been organized since 2020