“Djokovic will surpass Nadal and Federer in a year or a year and a half”

Srdjan Djokovic sets a date on when his son Novak will become the best tennis player in history. In an interview with the Serbian media Kurir, the father of the world number 1 once again highlighted his son's success after winning the Australian Open. “Novak is incomparable. And when he retires, whatever he does, he will be as successful as he has been in tennis. In the next year or year and a half he will be the best in the Grand Slam statistics”, alluding to the fight what's between Nadal, Federer and Djokovic to see who adds the most Grand Slam (the Swiss and the Balearic have 20 to 18 of the Serbian).

Djokovic's father also took advantage of the interview to charge against the Serbian media and the criticism they have leveled against his son throughout his career. “The agony has lasted 10 years and the media wants to extend it for another year instead of giving up and realizing that Djokovic is the best in the world. There is always something wrong and Serbian journalists should wonder when there will be a miracle like that of Novak. Why not surrender to him and celebrate his successes with character and hard work? They only put their ills on the cover. Why do you give that news that journalists in England get? Let them do what they want and let us do what we want. “

Djokovic also said that while his son is hated at tournaments in Europe and the United States, he is treated well in China. “All the normal people in the world love him. Have you seen how he plays better in China? There he feels true love and people love him without hesitation, something he has not experienced in the West. He not only fights for himself and his interests, but also so that other tennis players can make ends meet. “

Finally Srdjan Djokovic highlighted the good treatment that Djokovic has with his rivals in matches and that, despite this, he has not yet been awarded any prize for 'fair play' or fair play. “Little is said about Djokovic's good manners throughout his career, how he says goodbye to his rivals, when to play host and how he shakes hands and kisses his opponent when he loses. Who does that? And he has rarely received an award fair play for it while Federer is 15. “