The Serbian legend – who finished 2025 with two titles won and four semi-finals in major tournaments – expressed the need to reduce the number of injuries compared to the past two seasons and has therefore hired a prevention expert with a view to next season.
Nole’s 2026 kicks off with the Adelaide ATP 250, scheduled for January 12-17. The former world number 1 will use this tournament as a test for the Australian Open, which starts on January 18 at Melbourne Park, where the Belgrade veteran has triumphed ten times (the last time in 2023).
Djokovic has a shortened playing schedule
Should he win his 25th Grand Slam title, Djokovic would become the oldest player ever to achieve the feat and prove once again that boundaries are just an illusion. He has broken almost every record on the men’s tour, but he has no plans to stop and wants to continue competing until the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, if his body allows him.
At this point, it’s virtually impossible to predict what Novak’s schedule will be like next year. During a press conference, Martin Jaite – director of the Argentina Open – opened the possibility that the Serbian star could be present in South America for the next edition. “If Djokovic comes to play the Davis Cup in Chile, we would of course like him to come and play our tournament. It is not something that depends on us,” Jaite said.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion has not yet clarified whether he plans to play the Davis Cup with his Serbia in 2026, as captain Viktor Troicki recently admitted in a recent interview. The general feeling is that Nole wants to focus all his energy on Grand Slam tournaments, knowing that he does not have much time available to write tennis history again.
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