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EXPLAINED. Why Mike Tyson prefers Djokovic over Federer and Nadal

Miek Tyson has a close relationship with the tennis world and he thinks that at the moment Djokovic is the best

12 May 2020

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has a rather close relationship with tennis. The American has her daughter practicing with the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy alongside the likes of Serena Williams, Coco Gauff, and Stefanos Tsitspas.

During the off-season, Mike spent some time with Serena and Coco, teaching them some boxing. During an interview, after admitting that Serena Williams is his favorite player on the WTA circuit, Tyson said that his pick among the men is Djokovic for is resilience.

Mike commented: “Novak Djokovic is my favorite at the moment. If he is okay, I really like to watch him. He is my favorite because the way he has come back from injury and beaten guys like Nadal and Federer is amazing. He is a true fighter.”

In the picture, Mike Tyson’s daughter posing with Djokovic

Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2020

Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 29^th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 80^th career title.

This season Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak has won 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.

Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2020

Ranked world no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 29^th of February when he defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85^th career title.

Currently, this season Rafael has a 13-3 win-loss record. Rafael has won 1 title in Acapulco.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-6⁴ in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12^th of January 2020.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020

At the moment ranked no.4, Federer played his last match on the 30^th of January when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.

Roger Federer’s most significant performance of this year was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.