The Serbian legend wants to surprise everyone again by winning the gold medal against all odds, just like he did during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Some are still convinced that this was the right time to say goodbye to professional tennis, as the Belgrade star had also completed the last piece of the puzzle.
However, the former world number 1 is still too much in love with tennis and loves to compete at the highest level. We should not forget that Nole is still a Top 5 player and became the oldest player ever to reach the semi-finals in the four Grand Slam tournaments within the same season.
At the same time, two young champions like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner risk representing two obstacles that are too difficult for him at this stage of his career and he himself is aware of it.
Nole is nearing the end of his career
Another aspect that Novak needs to take into account is his physical decline, which has become clearly visible over the past two seasons. He has had a much higher number of injuries than in recent years and has often not been able to give his best in the decisive moments of the most important tournaments.
During the latest episode of Andy Roddick’s podcast, top analyst Jon Wertheim discussed how he motivates Djokovic to continue playing on the professional tour: “He really likes this challenge. Some people say I have to get up, I used to win these majors, now I have to go through this one.”
I think he loves this time bending challenge. If you know him a little you can feel it anyway, but if you talk to people who were very close to him. I think the greats always find something, sometimes it’s completely made up, sometimes it’s a legitimate rival. I think he loves this challenge: can I beat time? I think he’s leaning toward that.”
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