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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Novak Djokovic with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> believes that when he faces Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, it is like playing a younger version of himself.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian has become the most successful male tennis player of all time, but early on in his career, he was looking up to the immovable object of Roger Federer and the unstoppable force of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\">Rafael Nadal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But with a change of diet and approach, Djokovic crashed their duopoly in 2011, and he never really looked back. He now dwarfs them all with his 24 majors, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Federer<\/a> and Nadal now retired.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 39, Djokovic is certainly showing signs of slowing down but on his day, he can beat anyone, Sinner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> included.<\/p>\n<p>However, getting through one or even both is a monumental challenge. With age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Djokovic<\/a> has become a more aggressive baseliner who is keen to shorten points rather than lengthen them, but when he had his greatest success, he was arguably a counterpuncher.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Novak Djokovic News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-admits-mistake-helped-jannik-sinner-advice\">Novak Djokovic makes \u2018mistake\u2019 confession as he reveals advice he gave Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovics-current-schedule-possible-pull-off-one-big-goals-retirement\">Novak Djokovic \u2018capable of pulling off\u2019 big dream, says his former coach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conversely, seven-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz hits more winners but makes more mistakes, and five-time major winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> is perhaps more similar to Djokovic, but plays a more offensive style.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the veteran feels that it is almost like looking in the mirror when he faces off against the Spaniard and the Italian, who have head to head records of 5-5 and 5-7 against him, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He said, via <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-remind-me-of-myself-challenge_sto23321640\/story.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">TNT Sports<\/a>, \u201cI want to kick their a** every day of the week. But to be honest, when I see them play, there\u2019s contrasting styles with Federer and Nadal, really contrasting styles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI showed up as well, different. Three of us, we were all different. And now with Alcaraz and Sinner being the dominant force in tennis, these two guys remind me of myself so much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m like: \u2018I\u2019m playing myself from 10 years ago and 15 years ago\u2019 and it kind of hurts me to feel that on the court. I mean, I know how to crack the code, but can I?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Djokovic\u2019s semi-final defeat to Sinner in straight sets at Wimbledon, he said this would not be the last time he entered this tournament.\u00a0The Serb has suggested he would like to play at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, which would take him to the grand old age of 41.<\/p>\n<p>And although the quest for a 25th major still burns, the world No 7 \u2013 whose last slam win came at the 2023 US Open \u2013 has other motivational sources, too.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cSo, it\u2019s always finding new ways to motivate yourself, to inspire yourself to be better and the rivalries are good,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re important. So you got to always find someone in the crowd or someone on the court that is going to push you to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/kyle-edmund-exclusive-interview-tennis-injuries-alcaraz-djokovic-raducanu-complaints\">Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu withdrawals spark tennis injury theory from ex-star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic admits Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz \u2018hurt\u2019 him with striking confession Richie Mills 22 Jul 2026 9:30 AM Novak Djokovic with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner inset Novak Djokovic believes that when he faces Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, it is like playing a younger version of himself. 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