Novak Djokovic's father to Federer: "Go man, raise children, do something else"

Novak Djokovic's father Srdan has claimed Roger Federer's decision not to retire is because he cannot accept he'll be surpassed by Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Federer will turn 39 in August but he looks set to still be playing at the age 40. With Djokovic being nearly six years younger than Federer, it is highly likely he will eventually overtake the Swiss' record of twenty Grand Slam titles, especially if he remains healthy. Djokovic senior seems to think differently and in a wide-ranging interview with outlet Sport Klub, he spoke candidly about his son and called on Federer to 'go do something else'. He said: "Novak is a compilation of the best qualities of my wife and me. It came together into one, in him, and what was wrong remained with us. He took the good for himself. Why is this happening with Federer, who is still the most successful and best tennis player in the world? That is a fact according to the results, which will not be for a long time. Because he cultivates so much animosity towards Novak. "They have developed a kind of respect over the years, but why do you think he still plays at 40? Imagine that, a 40-year-old man still plays tennis, when he can go home and do some more interesting things. But since both Nadal and Novak are breathing down his neck, he simply cannot accept the fact that they will be better than him. Go man, raise children, do something else, go ski, do something. Tennis is not my whole life, it is just my son's current hobby. He is only a tennis player at the moment." Source: Express

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