Rising American Tennis Prodigy Goes the Fully Monty as He Reveals His ‘GOAT’ Novak Djokovic Wish

Alex Michelsen, one of the many appearing at the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals, has already made a mark in tennis. As of now, he has had a career-high ranking of 94 and is all set to keep getting better next year. But what comes as the highlight of the interview is the one wants to compete with and that is Novak Djokovic.

Alex Michelsen claimed in his interview that wants to play the Serbian legend in his career and also refers to him as the best in the biz. Recently in an interview, he also talked about where he comes from and what his town is like. So let’s dive right in.

Alex Michelsen calls Novak Djokovic the GOAT

In a recent interview, Alex Michelsen was asked who he would like to play with out of the top players of the time. His response was straight away, “Novak Djokovic because he is the GOAT”. Not just that, he was also asked if he thought he would win if he played against the world number 1. To this, his response was, “Probably not. But good experience to play Novak”.

Alex Michelsen played his cards right in the interview. He not only shared how he idolizes Djokovic but also shared his wish of playing with him one day knowing that he may not win but at least get to learn from the best. And that’s probably what counts!

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Further Michelsen also talked about where he comes from and who he is inspired is outside tennis. Let’s take a look at that.

More about Alex Michelsen and his inspiration

In the interview, Alex Michelsen shared that he belongs to Aliso Viejo in California which is a small suburban town. He also added that there is not a lot going on there but it is a very nice place to live. Not just that, he also shared that other than Djokovic, there is one more person who inspires him outside of his game.

And his adorable answer was that it was his mom. He did not forget his friends, who would probably describe him as funny and a nice guy. In fact, when he talked about his background, he also shared that both his parents played tennis in college and they were the ones who initially taught him to play as well.

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