The former world No. 1 Jim Courier believes that Novak Djokovic is the favourite to win his seventh Australian Open title. The Serb has been looking in stunning form since Wimbledon after dealing with an elbow injury.
‘Right now in the men’s game you have to favour Djokovic’, said Courier in an interview to Herald Sun. ‘On the women’s side it is a much murkier picture. The last eight majors have been won by eight different women so it is hard to pick a favourite.
Caroline Wozniacki played such a wonderful tournament last year, could she repeat? Absolutely. But there are a handful of other women who could make a move. Aryna Sabalenka has come a long way and she looks to me like she is going to win a major soon, so she could surprise but she could also lose first round.’ Courier, who will be part of the Channel 9 commentary team, was also asked about fellow commentator John McEnroe’s golf abilities: ‘John has turned into a keen golfer lately.
He is competitive in everything he does. He doesn’t stand for less than perfection in everything he does. So if he hits a shot that he doesn’t like, you will hear about it on the golf course or the tennis court. That is one of the great things about John, he is every bit as intense as when he came on to the public scene and I love that about him.’ ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
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