Nick Kyrgios has made a bold prediction for Novak Djokovic’s future — and it is going to leave plenty fans unhappy.
Novak Djokovic got back in the winners circle, but he wasn’t all that happy about it.
It was Nick Kyrgios that summed it up the best.
“Novak Djokovic is obviously superhuman. He is an alien from another planet,” the Aussie said in commentary for the Tennis Channel.
After watching the world No. 1 blow Jannik Sinner away in the ATP Tour final on Monday morning in Turin there are few who would dispute Kyrgios’ call.
At 36 years old Djokovic has racked up a host of new records this season, taking his Grand Slam tally to 24 and finishing top of the year-end world rankings for the eighth time.
Tennis fans have been left wondering when the Serb will relinquish his tennis dominance.
The answer is no time soon, in the eyes of Kyrgios and American tennis greats Andy Roddick and Jim Courier.
Djokovic will clock a 400th week at world number one when the rankings update this week and he heads into 2024 with thumping wins over Sinner and vanquished semi-finalist Carlos Alcaraz.
“Very special, one of the best seasons I’ve had in my life, no doubt. To crown it with a win against a home town hero in Jannik, who has played amazing tennis all week, is phenomenal,” said Djokovic.
“I’m very proud of the performances of the last two days against Alcaraz and Sinner, who are probably the two best players in the world, next to me and Medvedev at the moment. The way they have been playing I had to step it up.”
Sinner was bidding to become the first ever Italian to win the Finals and looked like the right man to do it after his impressive group stage win over Djokovic.