ATP Finals 2018: 5 Talking points from Alexander Zverev's stunning win over Novak Djokovic

#1 Both Djokovic and Zverev have immense respect for each other

Nitto ATP Finals - Day Eight: A moment of mutual appreciation

Djokovic commended Zverev’s performance and said, “There’s a lot of similarities in terms of the trajectory of professional tennis in our careers. Hopefully, he can surpass me. I mean, I sincerely wish him that.”

However, Zverev said, “I hope I can do great. But just chill out a little bit. I mean, I’ve won one of those. He won five. He’s won, I don’t know what, 148 titles more than me. Let’s not go there for now.”

It's obvious that there is a lot of mutual respect and admiration between these two champions. We all have a strong feeling that Djokovic and Zverev are looking forward to the challenge of playing against each other again.