Novak Djokovic offers advice on achieving Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal greatness
GETTY Novak Djokovic is hoping to win his 13th Grand Slam title at the All England Club
Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have won 48 Grand Slam titles between them while dominating tennis for well over a decade. The trio are beginning to reach the latter end of their careers and are expected to be replaced by the next generation aces. All three stars are competing at Wimbledon over the next fortnight in hope of winning one final grass Grand Slam title. And following Djokovic’s first-round win, he was asked what advice he would give an up-and-coming youngster to get to the top of the world rankings.
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First of all, you have to dream it, then live it, believe in it Novak Djokovic
“Well, it's not that simple to put it into one phrase,” Djokovic said. “First of all, you have to dream it, then live it, believe in it. “You have to really be able to make that decision to devote, if not all, then most of your daily life to that. “Tennis is an individual sport, it obviously makes it that much tougher to actually get to the biggest titles because you're by yourself, so you have to take the, so to say, credit and the blame for winning or losing.
GETTY Roger Federer is the favourite to win his ninth Wimbledon title