Novak Djokovic finished his 2022 season in the best possible way and his coach Goran Ivanisevic was visibly proud of his achievements.
This season was a very turbulent one for the 35-years-old Serbian. However, after a long journey, he can conclude that he proved to everyone that he can still win big trophies as he did at this year's ATP Finals. Djokovic levelled Roger Federer at six titles and also broke world record for prize money won at single event. Speaking about his stunning performances, his coach Goran Ivanisevic said:
“He's practising even harder than when he was 22. That's why he's still so good and that's why he's still going to be even better,” Ivanisevic said. “The will to practise, the will to improve, the will to be better is amazing. He's taking care of his body. In my time we stopped tennis [aged] 30, 31. You were already [an] old guy ready to leave. But now [it is] unbelievable.”
“Look at Roger couple years back. Look at Rafa. Look at him. They all talk about, yes, young players are coming. It's great for the tennis… You have [the] youngest No. 1 in the world who made unbelievable things this year, Carlos [Alcaraz],” Ivanisevic said. “But look at Novak. He's still hungry, he's still winning the tournaments, playing unbelievable tennis. He's still already thinking now about preparation for next season.”
The Croatian coach also spoke about Djokovic's qualities that are often overlooked, especially his serve.
“His serve was [a] very underestimated shot all through [his] career. If you look so many matches, five, 10 years ago, his serve always saved him somehow,” Ivanisevic said. “But now he's even better. Now he always wants to improve. Especially this week, amazing percentage, amazing precision of the serve. Every time he needed, he hit [an] unbelievable first serve. His second serve is much better.
“But his serve is one of the best shots which people, they don't talk [about], because they have so many other things, they forget to talk about his serve. He has one of the best serves. Especially when it's tight, it's tough, especially this week he was hitting unbelievable serve under pressure.”
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