Born in 1987, Novak Djokovic is considered with Roger Federer and Rafaël Nadal as one of the best tennis players of all time. In 2021, the Serb equalled the record of Federer and Nadal by winning his twentieth Grand Slam title.
Interviewed in duplex of the Monte Carlo tournament by Céline GERAUD, the tennis player Novak DJOKOVIC believes that he has no secret to explain his success, it is above all "a determination, a great love for sport, a lot of work every day... stay focused for the next step". He has a "great motivation and aspiration to try to improve as a player, as a person". "I hope to stay here number 1 worldwide for a long time".
Interview with Novak DJOKOVIC, ranked third world player, at the age of 20. He looks back on his remarkable year and his ranking: "I have proven myself, I have shown that I deserve my place".
Tennis player Novak DJOKOVIC briefly mentions the public’s support for Roland Garros' tournament. This competition is for him one of the most important in the world of tennis.
At the Monte Carlo tennis tournament, tennis player Novak DJOKOVIC is looking for a first major victory in the final on clay, the favourite ground of Rafaeil Nadal "the man to beat" according to Djokovic: "it is a difficult challenge but I like challenges". Almost unknown two years ago, it has become unavoidable. He talks about his imitations of players that made him popular: "I try to be happy in everything I do, I enjoy myself in my imitations..."
Tennis player Novak DJOKOVIC, who has just won the Davis Cup and made an impressive series of matches without defeat, talks about his preparation, he is more focused and says: "I always knew that I had a quality, an ability to be there, so you had to go, you had to be patient and wait for your chance". In front of this series he admits "I know that if I think too much about this series, how long it will last, when will I lose, so this is not a good way to approach things, you have to take one match apès the other". He concludes "after having met Nadal twice on clay it gives me a lot of confidence and motivation for Rolland Garros".
In 2006, at the age of 19, an unknown man won the Moselle Tennis Open: Novak DJOKOVIC. Interview at the end of the final: "it’s a great day for me, I played three finals and it’s the second one I win". "I was hoping at the beginning of the year to rank in the top thirty players in the world, that was the goal of my season, and I am already in the top twenty".