Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic said today that he feels that a generational shift has occurred and that people have begun to accept that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are no longer playing.
"It feels like there's been a generational shift. People have started to accept that Roger, Rafael and Andy are no longer playing, and soon I won't be either," Djokovic said.
Djokovic is currently in Madrid where he will play against Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the second round tomorrow.
"Sport should outlive everything, sport will outlive everything and sport is more important than any individual. So, we are all here in the service of sport," he added.
Djokovic will try to reach his 100th career title in Madrid.
"When you do things off the court as a top player, you try to contribute to the popularity of tennis, to attract more people, to attract young children to tennis. I see that happening, but we still have to work in that field," said Djokovic.
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