The importance of being (or not being) Novak Djokovic: it is not a theatrical comedy by Oscar Wilde, but an interesting analysis shared by Sloane Stephens, who explained why she would never want to be the Serbian champion. The American, in the latest episode of the Tennis Insider Club podcast, released a series of interesting considerations, explaining more about what happens on the Tour and what sometimes happens in the head of a player.
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"There's nothing wrong with not being Novak Djokovic, not everyone can be world number one. In our case I think Iga Swiatek is a sensational tennis player, it's great to be number one but I would never want that job. There are some people who aspire to be, others who don't. That's what makes tennis such a unique sport. Of course tennis also means traveling for many weeks, in everyday life it's very hectic, which can make everything complicated and stressful. Every week there's a lot of adversity that people don't see, but obviously in what other job do you get paid to wear your tennis dress and play a match broadcast live on television?" revealed the American, who has been predicted on several occasions as a candidate for the WTA throne but who has not gone that far - as she herself underlined - to achieve the goal.
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On her season, the former US Open championadded: "This year I decided to go and see new places, have different experiences. For example, this year I decided to play in Asia, China in particular, to see the Great Wall. For me it would have been terrible to have an office job, instead of a career as a professional tennis player."
