‘I watched Novak Djokovic Practice – here is where Tennis works great’

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek were one of the practical jobs prior to their quarterfinals, while the multiple Grand Slam winners are looking for perfection

On Tuesday afternoon, when Aryna Sabalenka was central to the center of the middle, I walked to the practical jobs to see what 29 Grand Slams looked like on two tennis courts, no more than a few meters apart.

Novak Djokovic, winner at Wimbledon at seven times, and Iga Swiatek, the recent favorite of the French Open, both prepared for a quarterfinals on Wednesday and had booked slots in the afternoon to make sure they were ready.

Tennis is, unlike a sport such as football, a rhythm game. You can’t be the person who is a poor trainer, but appears on a Saturday and darken fans with how good they are. Repeat is the king.

A question that I have always asked myself is, what can a man who have been on top of his sport for more than 15 years? What is a woman who was a Grand Slam winner in her teenage years, still using a practice court?

A coach told me that it was “the sensation” that they were looking for. Trying to ensure that 100 Forehands are all good for the money. Djokovic went to court and hit dozens of principles, largely like a warming, so the sensation idea is certainly true.

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Swiatek, who won the girls singles in Wimbledon, but has difficulty making an impact in her professional career on grass – at least until this tournament – was also put to the test. Her coach stood on the net and forced her to hit countless foundations. De Paal has experienced a dip of its elevated heights of recent years, but is grinding to return to the top of the world ranking.

It is difficult to understand how many bases they ensure that there are checked. Swiatek had served a certain exercise, before he received the ball on her forehand side and had to hit the line on the other side of the court. It was not only little, it was repetition after repeating after repeat. And then a little more.

A player told me “there is always something to work on”. They quoted countless facets in your game that can be tightened, but even if you think you have it, you didn’t do that.

I was constructed that you have to work on your serve, make sure you hit the line. If you hit the line, you hit the line every time. If so, you can hit the line with a faster serve. You start to see why so much time is spent on the Practicehoven.

They say that there is no such thing as perfection and some players who can be seen on Tuesday have certainly touched the strange wayward shot that flew from the framework of the racket.

I have always had the feeling that seeing players in training is sometimes even more impressive than in a competition scenario. They are that little bit free. One Djokovic Forehand, hard and flat, hit the two men with whom he gathered. Yes, two, to ensure that he got the most out of a session, he had partners who each took a side of the court.

Between the Serbian and the post they spent more 550 weeks at the top of the world ranking. No peace for the wicked, especially those who have been beaten from their perch and want to come back there.