Novak Djokovic warned of Nadal-backed rival that can disturb…
Novak Djokovic has been warned that his hopes of continuing his bid for Grand Slam history at Wimbledon could be upset by a young rival who has Toni Nadal in his corner. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s other coach has tipped the world No 7 to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the All England Club this year, where Djokovic is already a heavy favourite having won the last four editions of Wimbledon with seven titles overall.
Djokovic recently tied long-time rival Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles after lifting his 10th trophy at the Australian Open. And the race for history is set to hot up this season with the Spaniard the favourite to win a record-extending 15th French Open title while the world No 1 is a clear favourite at Wimbledon, where he has seven titles and has not lost a match since 2017.
Novak Djokovic warned of Nadal-backed rival that can disturb…
But the Serb could be upset in his bid to continue chasing history with another Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, as Auger-Aliassime has been tipped to come away as the champion at SW19 this year. The 22-year-old has been coached by Frederic Fontang since 2017 and had Nadal’s uncle Toni come on board as his second coach two years ago, and Fontang believes their charge will finally win the biggest title of his career at Wimbledon.
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“I think Rafa remains the favourite for Roland Garros despite everything,” the Frenchman told Ubitennis, referring to the world No 6’s recent injury woes. “For the hard court tournaments, I would say that Djokovic and Medvedev are my two favourites, so for the US Open and Australian Open, I would bet on them.”
Novak Djokovic warned of Nadal-backed rival that can disturb…
Novak Djokovic has been warned that his hopes of continuing his bid for Grand Slam history at Wimbledon could be upset by a young rival who has Toni Nadal in his corner. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s other coach has tipped the world No 7 to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the All England Club this year, where Djokovic is already a heavy favourite having won the last four editions of Wimbledon with seven titles overall.
Djokovic recently tied long-time rival Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles after lifting his 10th trophy at the Australian Open. And the race for history is set to hot up this season with the Spaniard the favourite to win a record-extending 15th French Open title while the world No 1 is a clear favourite at Wimbledon, where he has seven titles and has not lost a match since 2017.
Novak Djokovic warned of Nadal-backed rival that can disturb…
But the Serb could be upset in his bid to continue chasing history with another Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, as Auger-Aliassime has been tipped to come away as the champion at SW19 this year. The 22-year-old has been coached by Frederic Fontang since 2017 and had Nadal’s uncle Toni come on board as his second coach two years ago, and Fontang believes their charge will finally win the biggest title of his career at Wimbledon.
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“I think Rafa remains the favourite for Roland Garros despite everything,” the Frenchman told Ubitennis, referring to the world No 6’s recent injury woes. “For the hard court tournaments, I would say that Djokovic and Medvedev are my two favourites, so for the US Open and Australian Open, I would bet on them.”
