Taylor Fritz says Djokovic has no reason to retire soon

Riyadh successful Saudi Arabia is becoming a existent dainty for tennis fans these days. From Wednesday to Saturday, astatine the "Six Kings Slam" exhibition, the nationalist volition beryllium capable to ticker six apical tennis players successful action. Among them are past year's finalists Jannik Sinner, who is defending the title, and Carlos Alcaraz, but besides erstwhile fig one, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who stepped successful arsenic a replacement for the injured Jack Draper.

Each of the participants received $1,500,000 conscionable for participating, and the victor volition yet person a bonus of $4,500,000, for a full of $6,000,000 – much than immoderate winner's cheque astatine each 4 Grand Slams. The matches are scheduled for October 15, 16 and 18, with Friday arsenic a remainder day. 

The evenings statesman with the quarter-final matches: Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev volition play from 6:30 p.m., portion Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner volition play successful the 2nd match, not earlier 8:30 p.m. Carlos Alcaraz volition play against the amended of the Zverev-Fritz clash. Saturday brings the lucifer for 3rd spot and the final.

Rookie and experience

Taylor Fritz stated that helium saw nary crushed wherefore Novak would extremity his vocation soon. 

"I haven't noticed immoderate signs of a diminution successful the prime of his tennis. Reaching the semifinals of each 4 Grand Slams is simply a large result. He maintains information and the indispensable level to compete. Honestly, it's hard for maine to deliberation that helium could discontinue soon based connected the games from this season. He is idiosyncratic who truly loves this sport," said Fritz.

However, physically it is progressively hard for the erstwhile fig 1 to woody with younger players, particularly owed to the condensed contention schedule. Novak Djokovic openly criticized his colleagues: 

"As a subordinate and idiosyncratic who has played astatine the highest level for much than 20 years, I tin accidental that players are not unsocial enough. You person to put time, your energy, not your agent, your team, parents oregon anyone else. You person to dedicate yourself to knowing however the strategy works, to recognize what tin beryllium done to beryllium different, to beryllium much successful the involvement of the players."

Norwegian Casper Ruud agreed with Djokovic, emphasizing the trouble of the schedule: 

"Having a mandatory tourney similar this 1 successful Paris truthful precocious successful the play makes it excessively long. I played a batch of tournaments, exhibitions, I made immoderate choices. When I look backmost now, I shouldn't person done that, truthful I volition support that successful caput successful the future," said Ruud.