Djokovic far from vintage but his aura gets him over the line
- Novak Djokovic was far from his best but had enough to beat Roman Safiullin Credit: Toby Meville/Reuters If you tell Novak Djokovic that time is the one opponent that cannot be beaten, he is likely to respond: “Hold my jacket.
- ”Such is his aura, one can imagine him being wheeled on to Centre Court in his mid-80s, calculating that even on his worst days, his aura might be enough to make an opponent consider the magnitude of the achievement of swatting him aside.
- Roman Safiullin is the latest player who can testify how it feels playing the legend rather than the ball.
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- Novak Djokovic was far from his best but had enough to beat Roman Safiullin Credit: Toby Meville/Reuters If you tell Novak Djokovic that time is the one opponent that cannot be beaten, he is likely to respond: “Hold my jacket.
- ”Such is his aura, one can imagine him being wheeled on to Centre Court in his mid-80s, calculating that even on his worst days, his aura might be enough to make an opponent consider the magnitude of the achievement of swatting him aside.
- Roman Safiullin is the latest player who can testify how it feels playing the legend rather than the ball.
Sources: Telegraph