If he doesn't win a big tournament, I'm not sure he'll regain his motivation," analyzes Corretja about Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is playing his quarterfinal match in Geneva on Thursday against Matteo Arnaldi. The Serb, who defeated Marton Fucsovics yesterday, secured his first clay court victory of the year and hopes to build confidence ahead of Roland-Garros.
For TNT Sports, former player Alex Corretja provided his analysis on the recent split between Djokovic and Murray, a partnership that had garnered significant attention since the beginning of the season:
“They may have felt they were not on the same wavelength. Andy might have thought he couldn't help Novak as much as he had envisioned, and Novak is not ready for that. He might need to take some time for himself and not follow someone's instructions.
It's a shame because I thought it was very interesting to see them together: they tried, and it worked in a certain way, but probably not in the way they had hoped. Novak knows perfectly well that motivation doesn't come from the outside. It must come from within himself. That's what he must have understood over the past five months with Andy.
It's not a matter of big names, bringing back Andy Murray, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, or Rafael Nadal. It all depends on how Djokovic feels. If he doesn't win a big tournament, I'm not sure he'll regain his motivation.
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