Marco Panichi, former athletic coach of Novak Djokovic, talkede concerning the way of thinking with which the Serbian faces occasions with the jersey of his beloved Serbia, throughout an interview with Tennis Speak, a present broadcast on Italian TV SuperTennis program. For Nole, as we all know, taking part in for Serbia is all the time an honor and a burden, the place managing the stress and expectations turns into extra sophisticated to deal with.
“He creates monumental expectations. Everyone knows what he has received, however if you play in groups – even in much less essential competitions just like the ATP Cup or the United Cup – he feels a number of stress. He received the United Cup with Serbia, however he performed badly. He feels a number of stress and enters the courtroom with a monstrous rigidity, which he can not handle very effectively. He performed badly, for instance, even the matches legitimate for the bronze medal
Each time he has that jersey to defend, he feels monumental stress to win the purpose and be the one who takes Serbia ahead. They’re a really united individuals. He’s an professional tennis participant, however when he performs a staff competitors it’s all the time an enormous burden for him,” he stated.
The love that Novak Djokovic feels in direction of Serbia has all the time prevented him from taking part in to his full potential in staff competitions or on the Olympics. The stress that the Serbian participant faces in these occasions is so excessive that not even a champion like him is ready to handle the essential moments along with his standard calm.
What occurred on the Tokyo Olympic Video games is a transparent instance of his historical past on the Olympics. Forward by a set and a break within the semifinal in opposition to Alexander Zverev and after dominating the earlier matches, Djokovic abruptly collapsed and misplaced the potential of competing for the gold and in addition the prospect to win the bronze medal by surrendering to Pablo Carreno Busta.
Novak Djokovic has arrived on the Olympics. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/iDqUMr1cHv
— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) July 24, 2024
