Novak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic has hailed the Serb's mental strength and said he'd not have won the Australian Open last month without that. World No 1 suffered an abdominal tear in his third-round win over Taylor Fritz. But somehow he was able to win the tournament. That led to accusations in some sections of the media of faking and psychological gamesmanship. “Uli (Ulises Badio, Novak’s physio) really is a miracle worker,” Ivanisevic told Tennis Majors. “He managed to get him ready every time on the table, there were painkillers involved as well and no practice, so we did warm up a bit longer than usual. “But all of that would not be worth anything if Novak was not so strong mentally. I have never met such a mental rock like him, I think he is one of the mentally toughest athletes in the world, not just tennis players. “When everyone is writing him off, he somehow finds a new source of energy; I can see how much effort he puts into that and how complicated sometimes it can be.”
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