By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, January 9, 2025
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Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic has seen it all in his storied career.
Few sights have crashed the Serbian superstar’s competitive psyche quite like the Bull rush reverberating throughout the locker room.
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In a new GQ cover story Q&A, Djokovic reveals one man “without a doubt” is his most intimidating opponent.
Rafael Nadal.
Twenty-four time Grand Slam champion Djokovic said Nadal was notorious for unleashing intimidating physicality in the locker room before the match even began.
“Nadal was the most intimidating, without a doubt,” Djokovic told GQ’s Daniel Riley. “Roger also had a huge aura, of course. And before you played against him, you felt it. But he did it with more grace, I suppose.
“I mean Nadal, because we all share locker rooms, so you see the players warming up and so on….
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