{"id":8847,"date":"2023-12-11T04:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-says-young-rivals-have-awoken-beast-in-him\/11\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T04:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:55:44","slug":"novak-djokovic-says-young-rivals-have-awoken-beast-in-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-says-young-rivals-have-awoken-beast-in-him\/11\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic says young rivals have awoken &#8216;beast&#8217; in him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> turns 37 next year but says his appetite for success will only increase, with young challengers awakening the &#8220;beast&#8221; in him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39041083\/novak-djokovic-finishes-no-1-atp-rankings-record-8th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The world No. 1<\/a> enjoyed an extraordinary 2023 by winning three out of the four Grand Slams to take his tally to 24, two more than his great rival <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> and four more than the retired <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Roger Federer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic did not have it all his own way, however, with 20-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> denying him a fifth straight Wimbledon crown in a thrilling final, and 22-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> dashing his hopes of Davis Cup glory with the Serbian team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/38936127\/novak-djokovic-iga-swiatek-coco-gauff-ben-shelton-top-tennis-players-moments-2023\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39041083\/novak-djokovic-finishes-no-1-atp-rankings-record-8th\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The young guys who are very hungry and very inspired to play their best tennis against me is an additional motivation,&#8221; Djokovic said on the CBS News program &#8220;60 Minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they kind of awaken a beast in me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic beat Alcaraz in three of their four meetings this year &#8212; including the French Open semifinals, during which the Spaniard suffered full-body cramps &#8212; but said his young rival has become a real threat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s as a complete of a player as I have seen in ages,&#8221; Djokovic said, adding that he used his defeat in the Wimbledon final as motivation for the U.S. hardcourt swing, where he won at Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great opportunity for me to reinvent myself and really push harder than I ever did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39088958\/novak-djokovic-says-young-rivals-awoken-beast-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic turns 37 next year but says his appetite for success will only increase, with young challengers awakening the &ldquo;beast&rdquo; 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