Roger Federer congratulated Novak Djokovic on his twenty third Grand Slam name, calling it an “unbelievable” success.
Whilst Federer was once the primary guy to succeed in 20 Majors within the Open Generation, he has since been overtaken through each Rafael Nadal and Djokovic. Nadal has 22 Majors, a mark that was once leapfrogged through the Serb on the lately concluded French Open.
Taking over Casper Ruud within the ultimate, the Global No. 1 scored a straight-set win, additionally citing his 3rd name in Roland Garros. Chatting with journalists in London lately, Federer hailed Djokovic for his triumph, including that it is nice for tennis to peer historical past being remade again and again.
“I believed what Novak did is unbelievable. Truthfully, it’s nice for tennis, nice for sports activities when tennis writes its personal historical past and helps to keep on including to it like we’ve noticed with Serena Williams as smartly, Rafa then myself and now with Novak,” Federer mentioned. “It’s a good time in tennis to be a fan as smartly, but additionally a participant.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion recalled how everybody concept Pete Sampas’s 14 Grand Slam haul would stand the take a look at of time, which has since been left within the mud through him, Nadal and Djokovic.
With the trio, affectionately referred to as the ‘Large 3,’ pushing every different to get well, the Swiss reckons Djokovic may cross even additional within the future years after attaining 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
“I take into accout once I got here on excursion, and Pete Sampras reached 14, we concept ‘Ok, that one is gonna keep endlessly’. Then I went to fifteen, I sooner or later ended up at 17, after which we driven every different to twenty – I don’t take into accout who was once first – after which Rafa driven it to 22,” Federer mentioned.
He added:
“Then now Novak driven it to 23, and he seems like he’s gonna stay on doing that for a very long time nonetheless to return, which is superb. And I want him all of the very best,” he added.
“I couldn’t were extra glad” – Roger Federer on Novak Djokovic’s French Open victory
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Roger Federer was once additionally very inspired with the style of Novak Djokovic’s French Open triumph, marveling at how younger the Serb regarded.
Reiterating over again that it was once an “wonderful” victory, the Swiss maestro proclaimed that he could not be extra glad concerning the Global No. 1’s win.
“I believe additionally the way in which he’s doing it nonetheless – he isn’t the youngest anymore, we overlook. He seems to be younger, and he does it in a tender approach, however it’s now not simple, and I believed it was once an ideal victory. So I couldn’t were extra glad,” Roger Federer mentioned.
Djokovic is the primary male participant – fourth general – to win the triple profession Grand Slam.
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