ATP > Djokovic doesn’t believe Nadal: “When he said he never did that to intimidate me, I said to myself: ‘uh… I’m not so sure’. He was known for that “

Novak Djokovic persists and signs on Rafael Nadal.

A little over a year after explaining that his great rival constantly tried to intimidate his opponents by running and listening to his music very loudly in the locker room corridors before entering the court, the Serb clearly did not was convinced by the explanations of Rafa, who had denied having done it or even having intended to do it.

“I saw somewhere that when asked, he said, ‘No, I never did that to intimidate. » I was like, “uh…I’m not so sure.” » But he was known for that, he was always sprinting in the small corridors of the locker room where he would literally knock people to the ground. He was coming out of the bathroom and, yes, he wanted to make his presence felt. You know ? Physical. I am here. I jump everywhere. I’m ready for a battle. I’m going to get physical with you from the start. From the first moment, you will hear my groans. So it’s very intimidating for a lot of players. And if you don’t have confidence in yourself, if you don’t have a clear game plan of what you want to do from the start, it’s going to eat you alive.”said the Serb in an interview with GQ.

Published on Friday January 10, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.