Coach Goran Ivanisevic says he is still “a little sad” over Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon final loss but gave full credit to Carlos Alcaraz for the performance he delivered. In this year’s Wimbledon final, Djokovic suffered his first Wimbledon defeat since 2017 after Alcaraz handed the Serb a 1-6 7-6 (6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 defeat.
Djokovic, 36, was gunning for his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and also his eighth Wimbledon title – with which he would have tied Roger Federer as the all-time record Wimbledon champion.“I’m still a little sad, but it’s harder for Novak because he was on the court.
But kudos to Carlos, he showed the world what kind of tennis player he is. A five-set match that went in his favor, but Novak took the chances you have to in such a final,” Ivanisevic said on Dnevnik Nova TV.
Djokovic’s coach Ivanisevic speaks very highly of Alcaraz
At the age of 20, Alcaraz already has two Grand Slam titles – five Masters titles – he is ranked at No 1 in the world.
Due to his stunning early success, Alcaraz is often compared to Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Ivanisevic agrees Alcaraz is an absolutely stunning talent and tipped the 20-year-old to achieve more great things. “He is a mixture of all three and he has an incredible future ahead of him.
If he continues like this, he has an incredible future ahead of him. He does it all with a smile, and we have the opportunity to watch him in the last three editions of this tournament (the ATP 250 event in Umag). Now everyone is expecting a new rivalry between Alcaraz and Novak.
Although the age difference is big, they will still play a lot of finals. We have an interesting tennis era ahead of us,” Ivanisevic said.After losing the Wimbledon final, Djokovic said he would like to meet Alcaraz in this year’s US Open final.
