Former world No. 4 Man Overlook believes Novak Djokovic remains to be motivated to maintain taking part in due to the potential of including a twenty fifth Grand Slam title however does not anticipate the 37-year-old to remain for much longer in tennis if he begins dropping some matches that he would normally win.
For the primary time since 2017, the Serb did not win a single Main throughout a season and the sensation is that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz left him behind. However he was capable of win the Paris Olympics – clinch his first gold medal – so it will probably’t be mentioned that his 2024 marketing campaign was an absolute disappointment.
Whereas Djokovic has a report of 24 Slams and he formally beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the all-time report, there may be nonetheless one Slam feat on the road – no male or feminine participant has ever gained 25 Majors in singles. In girls’s tennis, Margaret Courtroom additionally completed with 24.
Overlook: I do not see Djokovic placing himself in Nadal’s state of affairs
“I feel Novak is motivated by data. To achieve the peak that has by no means been climbed. With one or two extra, will probably be Everest. He solely trains for that. He loves the Australian Open. A participant by no means desires to lose, it’s painful. I belief Novak to maintain this frame of mind,” the previous 11-time ATP champion informed Tennis Actu.
“However, if he’s bodily diminished, if he loses towards gamers who appear beneath him, I don’t know if he’ll take pleasure in taking part in for a very long time. I don’t see Novak taking part in for a number of weeks dropping matches, as Nadal did.”
After all, Overlook is referring to the Spaniard’s 2024 season, wherein he tried to play however was evidently removed from his greatest degree and it resulted in a number of early exits.
In the meantime, Djokovic now works with Andy Murray and he’s hoping that his former rival can assist him kick off his 2025 run with a triumphant Australian Open run.
