Novak Djokovic's teammate details his impact on Serbian tennis, recalls bucket-list moment

"The United Cup we played together in mixed doubles, I was tight, like I cannot miss one ball, my goal is to play like a superhero today, and we won. It was such a nice moment. I wanted it so much and I felt like… 'I’m not going to disappoint you. You didn’t disappoint me by playing with me, I’m not going to disappoint you, I’m going to play the best.'"

"So that was a really bucket-list moment for me. You know, when we were walking onto the court, I remember I saw on the big screen. I saw Serbians. We play for Serbia and I see myself walking. I see him walking behind me. I’m like 'Oh my God, we’re stepping on.'"

"He is very involved with Serbian tennis, I would say Balkan, he’s very open to us to speak about all the things. When you speak to him… after I finish the conversation, I’m like ‘Give me a racket, I’m going to beat everyone’, because you feel like he really mastered the game. Especially his mentality and the way he’s dealing with a lot of things. I’m very proud that I can call him my friend."

"His best advice, I don’t know, I can never tell you like one thing that he told me. But it’s more of the mental toughness that he has. For me, every time I watch him, I’m like, 'How man? How? I don’t know this Olympics he won.'"

"I think it was the most emotional day in our whole country. Everyone was crying. So, I would just say that the way he is representing himself and the way that whenever we speak, like he’s very true to himself and that’s what I honor the most. So, I would say maybe, ‘do what you feel like doing’ — that’s what he shows us every day and I take it as the best, best advice."