{"id":10276,"date":"2024-12-13T03:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2024-12-13T03:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:02:55","slug":"rafael-nadal-loss-could-cost-novak-djokovic-says-grand-slam-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10276","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal loss could cost Novak Djokovic, says Grand Slam legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tennis legend Andre Agassi says Novak Djokovic may be badly affected by the loss of Rafael Nadal next season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nadal\u00a0played his final match this year in a glorious career, much of which was spent fighting against\u00a0Djokovic\u00a0for the biggest honours in the sport. The Spaniard followed Roger Federer and Andy Murray into retirement, leaving 37-year-old Djokovic as the last of the \u2018big four\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Murray\u00a0has joined Djokovic\u2019s coaching team for 2025, and that has created a buzz of intrigue. Djokovic uncharacteristically failed to win a Grand Slam this year, so all eyes are on the new partnership to see if he can be revitalised by his former rival.<\/p>\n<p>Agassi coached Djokovic himself for a year earlier in his career, but he thinks the Serb\u2019s challenges may be more mental than technical \u2013 and losing the last of his rivals will be a big part of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say, Father Time always wins. He\u2019s already done so much, so long, and it\u2019s hard to imagine longer. I think he\u2019ll run out of the energy for it more than the capability of it, I would imagine,\u201d the former world No 1 said.<\/p>\n<p>it cannot be easy, especially when the people you came to the dance with have left, that\u2019s a big thing. When Pete [Sampras] retired, it was a blow to me. It set me back a little bit. It made me have to rediscover my inspirations on some level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he (Djokovic) has lost the guys that he\u2019s made history with. So, it\u2019s probably emotionally going to get tougher and tougher quickly, but I would never bet against him. Bet against him at your own peril.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis legend Andre Agassi says Novak Djokovic may be badly affected by the loss of Rafael Nadal next season. 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