I would like to explain why i am interested in this player. Actually, it's not only because he has a lot of nice shots in his racket (and I really think that he will be the next top tennis player), but, because, i am a big fan of his personality, his character of fire on court, and also, his way of life outside the court. We can consider him as a showman. Indeed, i have the chance to travel all around the world, and i can see his impact on different population. Everybody adopted him and continue loving him. He became in few months, such a big star.
He started being liked shyly, wearing soccer shirts at each final victory (French team shirt after his title in Metz in 2006, Serbia team shirt in Adelaide in 2007), just to show that he is a big fan of soccer, whatever the team...
Little by little, he tried different ways of behaving on-court and off-court. And today, he is really famous and popular:
- to be more and more expressive during his matches (after long rallys for example). Moreover, he managed to develop a fighting spirit on court, never being vulgar or threatening against his opponents and umpires.
I think the music with this video, represents the spirit of Novak on the court. He came from a country which has not many equipments, practiced and worked very hard, and that's why he has "the eye of the tiger" on the court.
- Also, he has another particularity in his play, which is to bounce a lot of times the ball before the service (at least 10 times, sometimes more than 20). During an interview after a victory at Us Open versus Carlos Moya, the speaker asked him why he needs to do that everytime, and he answered: "it's just to focus, and not to irritate anyone... But it's also to stay longer on this court, that's why i bounce more and more" (it was in front of 22500 people, on Arthur Ashe Court). It can be annoying or boring for the public and for the opponent, but he managed to do a strength of that with his answer.
- to imitate his opponents and friends during his practice sessions. He is able to caricature the motions, the attitudes of a lot of players like Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick... These mimes are getting better and better, and more and more popular. Everybody wants to see him doing Miss Sharapova for example.
And afterwards, during the last Us Open, on the Arthur Ashe Court, he did an imitation of Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, and he won not only his match of the fourth round, but also the support of all a stadium...and for the rest of the tournament.
As you can see on the next video, Novak caricatures his imitations just a little...
I think that the world of tennis needs this kind of player who is funny, decontracted, but also fighting. During the 70's and 80's, there were some players like John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors who had a strong personality. And during a while, there was not anymore players like them. When you watch Roger Federer n°1 since 5 years, you are sure of nothing will happen, because he is always calm, no chance to see him getting angry, or at least a bit demonstrative. Actually, there was a good attempt with the french player nicknamed slideman, Gael Monfils, but he doesn't get the same results than Novak. he has a good impact among tennis fans, but not like the nole can have.
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