Novak Djokovic in trouble: for Paolo Bertolucci, Jannik Sinner also plays a key role
Paolo Bertolucci's analysis of Novak Djokovic's decline
During an interview with the microphones of the "Gazzetta dello Sport", former tennis player Paolo Bertolucci analyzed the eliminations of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal from the Internazionali d'Italia. In addition, the Sky Sports commentator tried to pinpoint the reasons that led to the decline in both physical and results by the Serbian world number one.
"Rome loses the two biggest names on the board, the two great champions who together have lifted the trophy 16 times, 10 times Rafa Nadal and 6 Novak Djokovic. Both exited after conceding a very severe score as few times had happened in their long and glorious careers. Of Nadal’s condition we were all perfectly aware and, even defeated, the Spaniard è walked off the court greeted by a jubilation, a hug, that had never been seen on the courts of any tournament in the world, if we are talking about a player who had just lost. Quite different was the setback of Djokovic, a player who yesterday è showed himself frequently snooty and arrogant, disrespectful of the opponent and the public, nervous as few times in his career" began the former Italian tennis player.
"Since he put his hand to his team, first by divorcing coach Ivanisevic, then by completely disrupting it, and since è he was put under by Sinner, the Serb has not è been able to put together a match at a good level. It was logical to think that he would be in a better condition after two weeks of hard work, instead è the ugly image with which he greeted the Monte Carlo tournament came back to mind. He still has time to make up for it, but the situation è much uglier than could have been expected. It was already seen in training that something was wrong, from the constant complaining to the nervousness that dragged on until the match with Tabilo, a combination of factors that hints at how Djokovic never found a good condition in the days leading up to the’debut" continued the "Sky Sports" commentator.
After skipping Madrid, Nole è arrived in Rome very insecure and over the course of the tournament è all that tension that was brooding inside came out. Now he needs a miracle, or almost: è really difficult that in two weeks he can regain the right feeling. and then now the opponents enter the court with a’different idea, there’è no more the usual trembling of the legs, noré the fear of facing a super titled opponent. Rather, the thought will be: if tizio and caio managed to beat him, whyé not me? Those who face him now enter the field with respect, but without fear, and with the conviction that they can do it" added the class of 1951.
"He will have to take that into account in Paris as well, his stay on the Atp throne depends on it, now that Sinner canò make up for it. One week more or less in their lives doesn’t change a thing, what’s important is that Jannik gets well physically and is able to play the way he knows how. Everyone has to go his own way" concluded Paolo Bertolucci.
