Novak Djokovic “drives you crazy” with how good he is, according to world No 13 Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic won three of this year’s four Grand Slam events to go level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on a record 20 men’s major singles titles. The Serbian has also gone way beyond Federer’s record of most weeks at No 1 in the world.
Schwartzman has lost all six of his matches against Djokovic in his career, winning just three sets in the process.
And the Argentine has explained the difficulty in facing the 34-year-old.
Schwartzman admits there are occasions where you cannot stay within touching distance of Djokovic.
The 29-year-old former French Open semi-finalist says that is what puts Djokovic ahead of all other current players.
“Djokovic is something else, it’s like he’s controlled by a joystick,” Schwartzman told Argentinean outlet Filo News.
“It’s very difficult to be able to sustain what he’s doing, the changes of directions.
“There comes a time when you can’t keep up with him.
“The way he changes directions- at that high level of tennis, the changes in direction are difficult to think about.