‘He Cannot Be Cool’ – Novak Djokovic’s Age Comes in His Way To Fit In With the Younger Generation

Kazakhstani tennis star Alexander Bublik gave his bits about the ‘cool’ tennis players in the scene. In a recent interview with journalist Sebastian Fest, Bublik candidly opened up about his experiences with legendary tennis players like Djokovic and Federer. The list also brought the names of Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov into the mix. The Kazakhstani’s comment about the Serbian icon was truly a surprising one.

Alexander Bublik last met Djokovic on the court of the ATP tournament 2021’s quarterfinals. However, Djokovic defeated the Kazakhstani tennis prodigy. Now, after three years, Bublik spoke about his experience of meeting Djokovic.

Alexander Bublik’s list of cool tennis players does not offer Novak Djokovic’s name

In a candid interview with Sebastian Fest, Bublik revealed that he didn’t get much time to interact with Swiss tennis legend Federer since he was already retiring back then. However, Bublik revealed a surprising truth about his interaction with Novak Djokovic. This Kazakhstani player said- “Yeah, not much time with Roger. When I arrived he was already quiting, not playing much. With Novak we talk a lot since Covid started. I wouldn’t say he is cool, he is 35 years old, he cannot be cool at 35 years old and father of two. He is a good gentleman, proud tennis player and proud father and he is great for the sport.”

However, Fest went further to listen to Bublik’s perception of the cool tennis players. In his response, Bublik said- “(Gael) Monfils is cool. Grigor (Dimitrov) is cool. With this two guys I get along very well.” Bublik further emphasized Gael Monfils when he was asked to define his idea of cool. He said- “Gael, Gael. He is the definition. He is chill, he likes the crowd. I define ‘cool’ as Gael Monfils.”

Bublik refers to Djokovic’s misery while speaking about the online criticisms against him last year

During the 2023 Libema Open, Bublik made an unacceptable comment which brought him under the radar of severe online criticism. However, this Kazakhstani player in an interview spoke about the player’s momentary expressions and how it was not subjected to anyone. In this context, Bublik referred to Novak Djokovic’s case.

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Bublik said- “In the moment I was sincere with myself, because I train all day long and can’t get into the court, you know. Unfortunately, every one of my outbursts [is monitored], as if we are talking about Nick or Novak. Novak Djokovic sits on the beach, and they tell him that he is not helping the children because he did not take a photo with them,” 

Alexander Bublik’s statement about Djokovic expressed that the Serbian tennis maestro possesses a mature and calm outlook toward junior players. Given that he is already thirty-six, Djokovic’s poise attitude truly makes sense to the fans.

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