ATP > “Novak Djokovic's biggest mistake was wanting to be the best player in history. The press then called him the villain of the movie. Once that's done, it's hard to remove that label,” says Jose Moron

During a long and beautiful column written for the Spanish site break pointour colleague, José Moron, wanted to pay tribute to Novak Djokovic for his presence alongside Juan Martin Del Potro during a farewell gala match this Sunday in Buenos Aires.

The journalist also took the opportunity to settle a few scores with some of his colleagues who have continued to scratch the Serbian since the start of his career.

“His biggest “mistake” was wanting to be the best in history. The press then called him the villain of the film. Once this is done, it is difficult to remove this label. He fought his way out of it all, waiting patiently and knowing that in time his actions and accomplishments would rise above the words many threw at him. Years, decades, centuries will pass, and always in this History the name of Novak Djokovic will appear, grafted in golden letters, while no one will remember the owners of these letters wickedly poured on him. »

Published on Tuesday December 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.