A junior tennis champion has spoken about Novak Djokovic\u2019s \u201caura\u201d as he told a revealing story about the presence the legendary Serbian has at tournaments.<\/p>\n
Djokovic<\/a> holds the most significant records in men\u2019s tennis and he is considered by many to be the greatest male player in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n He has won the most men\u2019s Grand Slam titles (24), the most Masters 1000 titles (40), the most ATP Finals titles (seven), while he has finished the most seasons as the ATP world No 1 (eight) and spent a record 428 weeks on top of the rankings.<\/p>\n The world No 4, who turned 38 in May this year, secured his most recent major title at the 2023 US Open.<\/p>\n Max Schonhaus is an 18-year-old German tennis player who won the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals in Chengdu in October.<\/p>\n Speaking on the Advantage der Tennis & Sportpodcast, Schonhaus shared an anecdote about Djokovic from during the 2024 French Open.<\/p>\n \u201cHe walks in and everyone knows he\u2019s there,\u201d Schonhaus said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was incredible was last year at the French Open, in the restaurant area where juniors are also allowed. It was so incredibly loud.<\/p>\n \u201cThe restaurant was so full, so many people were standing because there were no more seats, and then it was just so loud because everyone had gone into this restaurant.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then Djokovic comes in with his team and there is absolute silence. No one says anything anymore. Everyone watched him come in, where he was going.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was one of those moments where you say, \u2018okay, you could really feel his aura\u2019. I don\u2019t think that would happen if anyone else came in.\u201d<\/p>\n Tennis News<\/p>\n Ex-Slam finalist gets honest on Novak Djokovic Grand Slam hopes as he issues retirement verdict<\/a><\/p>\n Novak Djokovic\u2019s 2026 schedule: Which tournaments will the tennis legend play?<\/a><\/p>\n What have other players said about Novak Djokovic\u2019s aura?<\/p>\n During an appearance on The Changeover Podcast, world No 60 Aleksandar Kovacevic named Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as the current ATP players who have a locker room aura.<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of locker room aura, Novak\u2019s still got it because of the greatest of all time thing,\u201d said the American.<\/p>\n \u201cSinner and Alcaraz have a little bit of that, where it\u2019s like oh s*** when they walk in the room, otherwise no one really cares. We\u2019re just like clocking into a job and it\u2019s the same guys like every week.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of his quarter-final defeat to Djokovic at the 2025 US Open, Taylor Fritz dismissed the notion that the Serb\u2019s aura had faded.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t say that the aura of Novak being Novak has worn off at all,\u201d said Fritz.<\/p>\n \u201cNo matter what, he\u2019s around. You\u2019re going to acknowledge the fact that it\u2019s Novak. He holds pretty much all the records in tennis. That\u2019s never going to change.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think that what\u2019s different is there have been some guys now that are coming up and able to beat him.<\/p>\n \u201cI still think when he shows up to the Slams obviously, I think the level is still as much there as it was before.\u201d<\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n