After claiming Roger Federer didn’t like him during his early days on the tour, Novak Djokovic has claimed that young guns like Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil Medvedev are much ‘nicer’ when compared to his two main rivals, Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Fresh from winning his fourth round against Adrian Mannarino at the Australian Open 2024, Novak Djokovic was asked about his rivalry and his relationship with the next generation.
Despite claiming that he’s not comparing his relationship with Federer and Nadal to the current crop of players, he went on to say that his relationship with the young guys is much better and nicer.
“I am really enjoying the rivalries I have with all those guys. Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner, everybody near the top I get along with quite nicely. If I were to compare my relationship with them to the one I had with Federer and Nadal, the relationship with my younger fellow players is much better and nicer. I enjoy it.”
When asked to elaborate, Novak Djokovic said:
“I don’t know, it’s just more open; the younger guys are more communicative. We just get along better; that’s it.”
