Novak Djokovic Receives Staggering Best of Both Worlds Parallels As He Pips Rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Famous childhood coach of Venus and Serena Williams, Rick Macci dropped another compliment for the world’s no. 1 ATP player. Novak Djokovic showed a tremendously good performance in the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. It was so good that even his opponent Rune expressed his greatest joy in sharing the court with the Serbian tennis star. Now Rick Macci took a dig at Djokovic’s excellent tennis abilities. However, with an interesting twist, he dragged the other two members of the ‘Big 3’.

Recently, Andrea Petkovic spoke about Djokovic’s versatility on the tennis court. She further added how Djokovic’s ability to adapt makes him greater than Swiss tennis star Federer or Spain’s Nadal. Now Rick Macci spoke about Djokovic’s tennis and how it brings the qualities of both Federer and Nadal together.

Famous tennis coach Rick Macci’s recent compliment brings out the Serbian tennis player’s brilliant skills

Rick Macci recently tweeted in favor of Djokovic. He mentioned how Novak Djokovic’s tennis skills are both aggressive like Nadal and aesthetic like Federer’s. He said- “Roger made the game look like BALLET. Rafa made the game look like BOXING. Novak makes the game look like a BOXING and BALLET.”

Macci’s compliment brought two other revelations. He commented on Swiss tennis star Federer’s aesthetic tennis skills, which reminded him of ballet. However, Macci didn’t stop but focused on Nadal’s indomitable on-court aggression, as he compared it to boxing.

However, Macci’s comment about Novak Djokovic surely positioned him over Nadal and Federer. He explained how this Serbian tennis star is an amalgamation of tennis’ most popular and legendary duos. Now Rick Macci can’t be blamed, right? After seeing Djokovic’s great on-court victories at the age of thirty-six, any veteran tennis expert would agree with him. However, Macci seems to have dug deeper as he had previously talked about the reason behind Djokovic’s high spirits.

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Rick Macci thinks Djokovic’s success is earned by his thirst for a great tennis legacy

This is not the first time Rick Macci praised Novak Djokovic’s skills. Previously explaining this Serbian tennis star’s achievements, Macci said that Djokovic is here to climb the ladder of success and not get down. Emphasizing on the Djoker’s thirst, Macci described his mindset.

Rick Macci commented, “Can he stay motivated? How bad does he want to it’s not about X’s and O’s, it’s not about anything other than his thirst for competition and his thirst for his legacy.” Here Macci specified that Djokovic’s hunger for making a legacy in tennis is a true key to his success.

Novak Djokovic’s outstanding tennis skills brought him many fans from the tennis fraternity. Rick Macci is surely one of them. Following his recent comment, fans understood that in many ways, Djokovic appeals more to Macci than Federer and Nadal.

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