Boone: The Commonwealth was trying to 'destroy' the world number one while trying to 'change the world,' as coach Bogdan Obradovic said in the early and junior years of Novak Djokovic.
"It's not bad for Novak. It's bad for tennis," Obradovic told TOI from Serbia's Belgrade, also praising the development of players such as Boris Basinski, Viktor Troki, Nenad Zimonjic, and Janko Tipsarevic.
"Novak is not just the best tennis player. He's the best athlete in all of the sports in the last five or six years." This is something the existing world order cannot accept, Obdravovich said.
He cited examples of Muhammad Ali, Pele, or even John Lennon. These are the people who really represent the real world. To get his message across to Indian fans, he cited Mahatma Gandhi's fight against "stupid English women."
So what will happen to Djokovic's Grand Slam from here? Will he be able to play it in the future without facing such obstacles?
Obradovic said: “They will try to do the same thing, the same strategy. It is the only way they can stop him from setting a Grand Slam record. They are trying to destroy Djokovic, but they can’t.”
The 54-year-old said the only way Djokovic could react now was to stage his world tour. He said the BRIC countries could offer strong countermeasures to the Commonwealth.
"Novak is very strong in his mind. With countries like India, Russia, China, and Brazil, he can create the ATP and new tournaments in Mumbai, Shanghai, and others," said Obradovic.
“In 1973, he changed the game with the release of ATP. Djokovic should release a new ATP. The players are with him. If China and big economies like India, Russia, and Brazil unite, they can make a difference.
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