Manchester, England ¨C Novak Djokovic, who won his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, will dominate men¡¯s tennis for years because younger players have yet to reach his level, according to Andy Murray.
Djokovic¡¯s latest triumph at the U.S. Open saw him equal Margaret Court¡¯s record of major singles titles.
¡°It¡¯s up to the young guys to be pushing Novak and looking to overtake him. It doesn¡¯t look like that¡¯s close to happening,¡± Murray told the BBC on Monday.
¡°He proved that he¡¯s the best player in the world again yesterday, and like I said it¡¯s up to the youngsters to improve enough to take him.¡±
The 36-year-old Serbian, one of the ¡°Big Three¡± alongside Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who dominated men¡¯s tennis for the past two decades, said he had no plans to retire.
¡°Novak¡¯s longevity has been the greatest. He¡¯s played at this level for such a long time now,¡± said Britain¡¯s Murray, who won three Grand Slams.
In July, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz ended Djokovic¡¯s Wimbledon reign after the Serbian had won four titles in a row at the All England Club. However, Murray believes the wrong conclusions were drawn from the Spaniard¡¯s victory.
¡°I said that after Wimbledon, everyone was saying it was a changing of the guard, but it wasn¡¯t for me,¡± he added.
¡°Physically, motivation, whether someone like Alcaraz improves ¡ª he¡¯s an amazing player, Alcaraz, he¡¯s brilliant, but to do what Novak is doing on a consistent basis is different.¡±
World No. 1 Djokovic will next travel to Valencia and join the Serbia team for their Davis Cup Finals group-stage ties with South Korea, Spain and Czech Republic.
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