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Will A Gluten Free Diet Improve Athletic Performance?

Was this an advertisement for a gluten free diet?! Gone are the days these two players carbo loaded on pasta…

The World’s No 1 and 3 Tennis players, both follow a gluten free diet plan.

A 29 point rally  in the fifth set, in the semifinal match vs Andy Murray at the 2012 Australian Open. Djokovic eventually won through 6-3 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 7-5 in four hours 50 minutes.

He then goes on to win the final in another fifth setter. Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 after five hours, 53 minutes to claim his third Australian Open title.

Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly the hottest player in professional tennis. Djokovic went on gluten free diet before embarking on run of 57 wins from 59 matches.