Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, likely exposed his feelings for the first time in his remarkable career by discussing how he is not as adored as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The Serbian has had a fierce rivalry with the two for most of his career. The three players established the 'Big Three' of tennis by dominating Grand Slam after Grand Slam without allowing anybody else to surface.

The 38-year-old has had to contend with unfriendly audiences despite winning 24 Grand Slams and maintaining a favorable head-to-head record against both Federer and Nadal. The Serbian has now confessed that he is not as admired as his two greatest competitors.

With 24 Grand Slams, Djokovic surpasses both Nadal's 22 and Federer's 20. However, he still struggles to get support at the four major tournaments: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

"I thought of myself as the trio's unwelcome child. In a Failures of Champions interview with Slaven Bilic, Djokovic stated, "I often questioned why that was the case, and it was painful. I thought changing my demeanour might win them over, but that proved ineffective too."

"Because Nadal broke through a few years before me, the two of them had already established a rivalry before I got along." Western nations like Spain and Switzerland… There are these affiliations, and there are these orientations," he continued.

"Wasn't meant to break up their story"

Djokovic added that he wasn't received well because Federer and Nadal are from Spain and Switzerland, and the two people appealed more to the Western world than to him.

"Since I wasn't meant to break their story, I never got the same level of love as Federer and Nadal." I boldly announced, "I'm going to be number one," as the third man. Not everyone welcomed that," the World said. No. 5 Djokovic, who just lost to Jannik Sinner in the French Open semi-finals.

Djokovic also discussed his camaraderie with Federer and Nadal, noting that the rivalry has fluctuated between hostile and amicable during the years.

"Being my greatest competitor doesn't automatically imply that I wish them harm, hate them, or want to do anything else to beat them on the court. "We fought for the win, and the better player won," said Djokovic.

"I've always admired Federer and Nadal; I've never spoken ill of them, and I never will. I admired them, and I still do." "But I've always gotten along better with Nadal," he said.

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