00:00 I think 2024 is going to still be the year of Novak,
00:02 but who between Yannick Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz
00:05 is going to be the number two, if there are some opportunities.
00:08 And I think Yannick is ready.
00:10 I think it can be the year of Yannick.
00:16 Of course, Carlos will be right behind him, but I think Yannick,
00:20 with what he's done at the end of 2023, will be 100%
00:24 ready to perform at the highest level.
00:25 This year is going to be more dangerous, much more dangerous
00:30 than in 2023.
00:31 It's true that Carlos is a few steps ahead compared to Yannick
00:34 because he won two Grand Slams.
00:36 He's been number one. Yannick, no.
00:38 Probably again, maybe on clay, Carlos will beat him.
00:41 But I think on other surfaces also with the style of play that Sinner has,
00:46 playing so fast, taking the ball so early, taking time away.
00:49 I see him playing better and stronger than Carlos next year.
00:53 You know, in this sport, it's so much about confidence.
00:56 It's so much about the feeling that you are able to achieve things.
01:01 And I think the last part of the season, 2023, gave Yannick
01:05 that feeling that he's ready to win those.
01:08 Of course, he didn't win the big match that he had to win
01:10 in the final of the Nitto finals, but he beat Novak two times.
01:13 He won the Davies Cup, and that's an incredible boost.
01:17 He reminds me of 2011 for Novak.
01:20 We had this discussion with Tony Roach at the Australian Open 2011.
01:24 We were discussing exactly the same topic.
01:25 Who's going to play well this year?
01:27 I don't remember who I said, but I didn't say Novak.
01:29 And he said, I think Djokovic is going to win.
01:31 He's going to be the one this year.
01:32 And I said, why you say that?
01:34 He said, because what he did at Davies Cup, winning for his country,
01:37 being the guy that brought all the points.
01:39 I think it's an incredible boost of confidence for the next year.
01:42 And 2011 was the year of Novak.
01:45 That's the year that he really won most of everything, beat Rafa
01:49 I don't know how many times, even on clay several times.
01:51 So that was his year.
01:53 And I think it can be the year of Yannick.
01:56 I think Novak still has an edge, but I think he can play incredible this year.
02:00 Now he's dropshotting much more.
02:02 He's coming to the net much more with efficiency.
02:04 So I think now he's ready to do
02:07 many more things and to adapt to a lot of more situations.
02:10 And I think that's one of the main reasons why Yannick can
02:13 be the number two at the end of the season.
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