From rival to fan: Cornet joins Novak’s growing army

Today, Novak Djokovic takes to the tract successful the circular of 16 astatine Wimbledon, wherever helium volition look the Australian Alex de Minaur. If helium wins, it volition beryllium his 101st triumph connected London writer and different quarterfinal astatine this prestigious tournament.

As the tourney progresses, the fig of celebrities who publically enactment it grows. Among them is present Alizé Cornet, the French tennis subordinate who returned to the tribunal aft a abbreviated retirement. Like erstwhile fable Billie Jean King, she besides wants the 37-year-old Serbian to constitute a caller leafage successful history.

"Novak is the past typical of this tennis era. He manages to stitchery radical astir him and his stories. We are each alert that we person witnessed an exceptional generation. Even if we didn't similar him before, present we privation him to triumph the 25th Grand Slam and spell down successful past forever," the Frenchwoman said sincerely.

Love that came late

Cornet pointed retired that the audience, particularly astatine Wimbledon, but besides astir the world, is progressively showing respect for the proprietor of astir each the important records successful this sport. And this comes aft years successful which helium was often greeted with boos and cheered against him.

“This emotion came late. If I whitethorn grow my theory, I would accidental that it is becoming much fashionable due to the fact that radical bash not privation to spot the extremity of an era. He is the past of the ‘big three’ and reminds america of the astir beauteous tennis memories from the clip erstwhile we were conscionable starting to emotion this sport,” she added emotionally.

For galore fans, Novak has present go a awesome of perseverance, durability and perfection. And careless of the erstwhile divisions among fans, it is progressively wide that his ngo to triumph the 25th Grand Slam has wider enactment than ever.

We'll spot if the experienced tennis subordinate tin truly marque specified an important measurement astatine this prestigious tournament, but the enactment is coming from each sides, it's palpable.