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11-06-2019 | 17:57 Tennis
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Boris Becker questions younger generation's mindset to challenge Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic

Photo/Tennis365 Former World No.1 Boris Becker has said younger players on the men’s tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the “big three” of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams. Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 and went on to win six Slams, said it was the mental aspect of the game more than anything that set Nadal, Federer (37) and Djokovic (32) apart. Nadal won his 12th French Open title on Sunday, beating Dominic Thiem in the final to take his major tally to 18. The result means the big three of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic have won the last 10 Slams. “I was just reading a stat that no active player outside the big three under 28, apart from Thiem, has been in a Grand Slam final,” Becker, a pundit with Eurosport, said looking ahead to Wimbledon which begins on 1 July. “That’s not good, that’s not a compliment for anybody under 28. And don’t give me that ‘the others are too good’. We should question the quality and the attitude of everybody under 28, it just doesn’t make sense.” “As much as I respect Roger, Rafa and Novak, young players should show up,” Becker added. “Eventually, they will be too old, but you want to see the passing of the torch while they are still in their prime. There’s a certain mentality that they (younger players) don’t have, that the three others do have. It’s not the forehands, it’s not the fitness. It’s a mindset (and) attitude that makes the difference between winning and losing.”

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