Coco Gauff’s Legendary Coach Hails ‘Genius’ Novak Djokovic for ‘Punishing’ Young Dino Prizmic in Nail-Biting Australian Open Contest

Novak Djokovic started his much-awaited Australian Open campaign as he faced Croatia’s Dino Prizmic. The match was filled with excitement as players from both ends had their own moments during the match. Eventually, it was the Serbian who laid his hands on the victory, in a 4-set battle. At one point, it looked like the Croatian would come up with a major setback for the 24-time grand slam winner. But, it was the Serbian, who managed to bounce back on his feet and take charge of things.

Reflecting on the same, the head coach of Coco Gauff, Brad Gilbert came ahead and talked about how well the Serbian manages to handle his body during these intense moments. Not only this, he also suggested that the Serbian is probably the best when it comes to 5 sets.

Coco Gauff’s coach appreciates how Novak Djokovic manages to maintain his body for 5 sets

In a recent tweet, Coco Gauff’s coach, Brad Gilbert, gave a big thumbs up to Novak Djokovic for his incredible skill in handling his body during long tennis matches, especially the Best of 5 (B05) ones. Gilbert pointed out how Djokovic strategically went after his Prizmic’s legs during the Serb’s first-round match, making it tough for him.

According to Gilbert, Djokovic took his game up a notch, showing how cleverly he manages himself, especially in the challenging B05 matches. “Djoker finally getting to the legs of Dino, that was punishing last couple games, ND took it up  a notch, such a genius at managing himself in greatness of B05 matches,” said Gilbert in the tweet.

Thus Brad Gilbert came ahead and praised Novak Djokovic on how perfectly he planned and executed his body during a match. Despite going down, he managed to bounce back up quickly and took charge of the match.

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While calling him the best out of all in the 5 sets, Gilbert, in an interview, earlier last year called out Novak Djokovic as the perfect blend of two legends of the game. John McEnroe, another tennis legend also seemed to agree with him while sparking his own opinion.

Gilbert calls Djokovic the perfect blend of 2 former legends of the game

In a podcast back in 2023, Gilbert came ahead and suggested that Novak Djokovic is the perfect blend of Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl put together.  Joining his company was none other than John McEnro0e who simply acknowledged the fact while suggesting that the only difference among them is the fact that the Serbian is very fast.

“I really believe that if you put Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the blender, you get Novak Djokovic,” Gilbert said. McEnroe suggested: “The only difference is that Djokovic is lightening fast. Both those guys, Agassi and Lendl, were quick and could cover the court, but they weren’t lightening fast and as quick as Novak.”

Thus, Novak Djokovic, who has been called the best player in the 5-set category was also suggested to be the perfect blend of Agassi and Lendl. With a long road ahead for him, will he keep up with the coach’s word and bring home his 11th tile? Do let us know in the comments below!

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