‘I am completely against’

‘I’m completely against it’: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic face each other over a Grand Slam issue

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal appear to be on another collision course after disagreeing over the Grand Slams format.

Grand Slams have always been best-of-five tennis for men and are almost the only tournaments that still use it.

After his ATP victory over Diego Schwartzman in the ATP Finals, Djokovic was asked if he was in favor of more best-of-five tennis, and he responded by saying that he is not even in favor of that for the Grand Slams, it doesn’t matter anymore. . tournaments.

“I’m more of a two-out-of-three defender everywhere, although of course slams have always been best-of-five.

“Historically it has been like this, so I don’t know if there is a possibility that it will change.

“I feel like the attention span, as well as that of the fans, especially the younger generation, is shorter.

“So for us to really improve the product, so to speak, of tennis, I think commercially and in terms of marketing, I feel like we have to adapt to that younger generation.

“Obviously, we have been one of those sports that has been very much in keeping with tradition, which I respect, and I feel like this is something we have to keep, but at the same time we haven’t really been exploring some changes.” he said.

“Either score or fewer sets or whatever. We haven’t really investigated that. Every time someone brings that up, I feel like there’s not a lot of support, there’s not a lot of will to really tackle that and think strategically about the things that could bring a younger audience to our tour as well, to our sport. “

However, when asked the same question, rival Rafael Nadal gave a completely opposite point of view.

“I am completely against the change in the Grand Slams,” Nadal said. “We have a day off.

“I think the best of five makes the difference in these tournaments, in slams and at the same time, it is part of the history of our sport.”