Novak Djokovic is the man to beat at the French Open, says Courier
The former world No. 1 Jim Courier is ready to step on the tennis tour again to work as an ITV Sport commentator in the upcoming French Open. The American believes Novak Djokovic has the highest chances to win the title. "If he is in the right mood, Novak is the man to beat on every surface. A win in Paris would be the second time that he would hold all four majors at the same time and I have no doubt that he can do that again. Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are the two that spring to mind. Novak’s dominant win over Nadal in the final of the Australian Open this year was amazing, and he has beaten him at Roland Garros in the past. Thiem has been biding his time as a clay court contender", said Courier.
In an interview to Tennis365, Andy Murray's mother Judy commented on how she sees the future of women's tennis.
Judy said: “Serena, Venus and Sharapova have arguably been the three highest-profile female athletes for as long as any of us can remember, but their exit from tennis will leave a big gap. Those three did an amazing job of raising the profile of our sport and moving it to another level, allowing women’s matches to compete for publicity with the men’s game during what has been a wonderful time with the ‘Big Four’ of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic and Andy at the top of the game. Serena, Venus and Sharapova have taken their fame in different directions. They have moved into fashion, interior design, made appearances in movies and have become household names around the world, so we will miss them when they are gone. What we have now is a variety of winners of the WTA Tour and the statistic that the first 18 events of this year all had different winners was remarkable. Is that a good thing for the sport? We saw Tiger Woods coming back and winning The Masters and it generated more coverage for golf than it has had for a long time, so there are two ways to look at the end of an era when big-name players step aside."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2HRoDLc
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