Details in the racket are an important reason for Novak Djokovic’s success.
The secret in the racket is part of what helps Novak Djokovic maintain high physical condition and performance. Photo: Tennis World
Novak Djokovic has had an illustrious career and is considered by many to be the “greatest” tennis player of all time. Just setting a record of winning 24 Grand Slam titles and winning the ATP Finals 7 times is enough as a basis for that.
But not only that, at the age of 36, Djokovic is still playing vigorously. While Roger Federer has retired and Rafael Nadal is affected by injury, the Serbian tennis player is still alone facing generations of young players who have emerged over the years.
Djokovic still wants to confirm that the era of the Big Three has not come to an end.
The question is, what is the reason that helps Djokovic achieve such good physical condition and maintain such high performance? Of course, in addition to taking care of his body with proper exercise and nutrition, Djokovic also has secrets in his rackets.
That was recently revealed by Marc Rossani, who was in charge of racket tensioning at the recent Nitto ATP Finals event at Pala AlpiTour (Turin).
In an interview on welovetennis.fr, Rossani said: “We didn’t have the opportunity to string his racket because he used a private service, but I was able to work with him in other tournaments, such as Wimbledon.
His racquet is specially personalized, with an emphasis on weight. It is one of the strangest and most special rackets because it has a lot of lead, as the current trend is making them lighter and lighter.
I tried Jannik Sinner’s racket and it weighed 320 grams. This is the type of racket you can find at any store.
People sometimes think that rackets are extremely heavy but the reality is that because tennis players need to handle them easily, the weight is kept as low as possible to avoid injury problems.
Although it is a supporting factor, it is clear that the light racket is also one of the secrets to Nole’s extraordinary season.
Djokovic’s 2023 year ended with a defeat in the Davis Cup semi-finals with the Serbian team – he lost to Sinner in singles and doubles, however, in 2023, the ATP Finals championship helped him surpass Federer in terms of numbers. won the year-end event title.
Furthermore, he is the player who has won the most finals after the age of 35 since the tournament was established in 1975.
During the 2023 season, Djokovic won three Slam titles: Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open, while he lost the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz.
