Tennis was involved in the match-fixing controversy just before the start of the Australian Open. Do you recall such things happening during your playing days? Were you ever approached?No. I was never approached. It was a bad moment in Australia when it was being talked about. There's been a lot of speculation and I think it's important that we find out what the facts are. If it has been happening then we need to stop it immediately, because it's a crime in any sport. We need to educate the younger players because match-fixing has no place in sport. I wasn't aware of it. I am not answering any more questions regarding the fixing scandal. It never happened to me.Novak Djokovic has won three straight Grand Slam titles, and there seems to be no one who can stop him at the moment. At the rate with which he is going, do you see him breaking Roger Federer's record of 17 majors?It's going to be very interesting. He's already tied with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg on 11 (Grand Slams) and those are some great names to be associated with. But he's not going to stop there soon. He's been so dominant in the past few years. You know he's going to up his game when it comes to the semifinals and finals. I definitely see him winning many more Grand Slams. Can he get past 17? Only time will tell. But he's got just seven more to win to make a record, if you see it that way. He's just 28, and has a good four-five years of top level tennis ahead of him.But do you think Djokovic's ascendancy has coincided with a drop in form of his rivals, which in turn has helped him?No. I don't think so. I think he keeps raising the bar every year when it comes to fitness and hard work on the court. (Andy) Murray is still playing great tennis. Federer has played in three straight Grand Slam semifinals. And you have got to hand it out to Roger. To do that at 34, play your heart out till the final but only come up short against one man must be hard to digest. But that's Djokovic for you. He is now the biggest challenge for any player.You say Djokovic keeps raising the bar. Which areas of his game has he improved upon over the last couple of years?His serve has improved. So has his second serve. It's his baseline game. He's so athletic and fast. Physically, he's probably the fittest athlete on the court right now. It's very difficult to break him down. He hardly makes many mistakes. So the question is how do I win points against him? Plus, his game makes you want to go on the attack, which leads to so many unforced errors. Overcoming all of this is a challenge in itself. If he gets the better of you mentally, then there's no coming back. He's the toughest talent in tennis right now.On the other side, there's Rafael Nadal, who just can't seem to win right now. Why do you think that is happening to him?He isn't playing at the level we would expect him to be playing at. But I guess that's the problem when you set the bar as high as he did. It's very difficult to improve on that. But he's still working hard every time he steps on the court. You see the same energy and enthusiasm that he always had. It's just that the results aren't going his way. I'd like to see him back to his best because he brings so much to the game. The clay court season is soon approaching and I'm sure he'll like to re-establish his game. When we come to the French Open, he'll surely be a strong favourite.Over the past decade, we have seen only the so-called 'Big Four' dominate the men's tennis. Do you see such kind of supremacy from the younger guys in the future?I think it's very unlikely. In fact, it's just three of them: Federer, Djokovic and Nadal. That's 42 Grand Slam titles then and there. That's never happened in any generation to have such dominance. If we go six or seven years into the future when these players have retired and Murray as well, it's going to be important that the next generation of players come through. I don't see a repeat of this happening ever again.

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