Novak Djokovic responds to Toni Nadal remarks

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic opened up on Rafael Nadal's uncle Toni Nadal's comments saying that he does not agree with what he said.

Toni, in the Spanish newspaper El Pais, wrote that the players from the past are better than the ones playing today as he believes that players like Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka would beat today's top-ranked players like Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud and others.

However, Djokovic, 36, does not agree with the veteran's remarks and has his own opinion on this as he believes that each generation has its own set of players who dominate the sport.

"I don't agree with that because each generation has a group of great tennis players who lead it," the 36-year-old said.

"Now they are Alcaraz, Rune and Sinner. They dominate most tournaments in the last two years. The way Carlos plays, defends, attacks. It's very complete, would have won the same thing 10 or 15 years ago because each generation has its own champions."

Toni also stated that Djokovic was a better player 10-15 years ago than he is now and the 23-time Grand Slam triumphant disagreed with it too and presented a hypothetical encounter with his older self.

"I'm sure it would be a great battle. I had more mobility and energy, but now I have more experience and I am stronger mentally. I try to be better every year because it's the only way to face today's young people to win a Grand Slam."

Djokovic is currently in the semi-final of the 2023 US Open where he will take on Ben Shelton.

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz will meet Medvedev in the other semi-final.

Should Alcaraz and Djokovic win their respective matches, the two forces will once again meet in the final of the Grand Slam.

Their most recent encounter was in the Cincinnati Open final in August where the Serb made a jaw-dropping comeback after saving a championship point and clinched the title.

Before that, the Spaniard ended Djokovic 14-match win streak at Wimbledon and and beat him in the Grand Slam final.