Unlike Ex-Rival Roger Federer, Stoic Novak Djokovic Sends Warning to Carlos Alcaraz With a Deafening Statement That Proves His Mental Strength

Novak Djokovic is back in action to keep the tennis fire blazing inside him. The Serbian tennis player lost badly to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, missing the chance to win his 24th major championship. But that won’t drown him; this week, before the year’s final Grand Slam competition, he is preparing to take part in the Cincinnati Masters.

While it’s difficult to recover from certain devastating setbacks, like how his ex-rival Roger Federer was heartbroken by his Wimbledon loss in 2019, will it be the same case for Djokovic? Is the 36-year-old Serbian star, who is currently in the same situation, prepared to move on from his Wimbledon loss? He recently made a strong comment regarding the same.

Did Novak Djokovic recover from his Wimbledon defeat?

The world number two tennis player is back on the court after a month of suffering a devastating defeat in SW19. But the real issue remains: is he really over that setback? Recently, in an interview with ATP, just before the Cincinnati Open, the Serbian tennis player shared his opinion on how he was practically over the defeat in no time.

He said, “It’s not the first [nor] the last match that I lost, so I was over it in a day. Obviously, I needed some really good rest after that, and some time with my family, and that’s what I did. So, of course, I was regretting not using the chances during that final.” 

In addition, he also said that there were some mistakes on his end, but at the end of the day, the Spaniard’s victory was deserved. But when he defeated the 41-year-old Swiss legend in the 2019 Wimbledon final, the story was quite different. He was the one who defeated the Wimbledon legend in a very close match.

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While he was happy with his victory, Federer was quite devastated over the loss and took a lot of time to recover from that defeat, knowing that he could have done better. However, let’s take a look at the other side of the story when Djokovic was in Alcaraz’s position and Federer was the one who was defeated 4 years ago.

Federer faced a tough time getting over his last Wimbledon final defeat

Before retiring, when the eight-time Wimbledon champion was active on the court, who knew that the 2019 Wimbledon would be his last opportunity to claim a Grand Slam title? But with just this fact that he could have done better, he stumbled a lot and was quite devastated by how the victory slipped from his hand.

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In an interview with ATP Tour, he bluntly explained how it was a really big deal to get so close, even after trying his best to win the Wimbledon title. Further, he also highlighted how it was not about the victory or setting other records; it was more about giving his 100% on the court.

Nevertheless, after hearing two different perspectives on facing Wimbledon defeats, who do you agree with more: Djokovic or Federer? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.