James Blake and Justin Gimelstob confident about Novak Djokovic's return



by LUIGI GATTO

James Blake and Justin Gimelstob confident about Novak Djokovic's return
James Blake and Justin Gimelstob confident about Novak Djokovic's return

On Tennis Channel TV, James Blake and Justin Gimelstob commented on Novak Djokovic's much-awaited return to the Tour. The Serb player will play his first ATP event in 2018 in Doha where he will seek his third title in a row.

Blake, a former world no. 4, said he expected Djokovic to be fresh with a new attitude, after having taken a break from competition for five months. Gimelstob, John Isner's former coach, said: 'He seems healthy, physically feeling better, mentally.

Physical skills are incredible, one of the best sport has ever seen and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the same dynamic as we have seen with Federer and Nadal.' Djokovic's last tournament in the 2017 season was at Wimbledon, where he retired mid-match in his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych.

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