The 2024 season has simply ended, nevertheless it’s not lengthy earlier than the beginning of 2025. The primary occasion of the brand new season would be the United Cup, which is able to begin as early as the top of December. This yr there shall be no Novak Djokovic, who will play an official event earlier than the 2025 Australian Open however has not introduced what it is going to be. The most probably speculation is that the previous world number one performs the Brisbane Worldwide, a event during which he participated solely in 2009, which is able to give him the chance to realize confidence and play a couple of matches in a aggressive context earlier than the Joyful Slam.
The Australian Open will already be an important second in Nole’s season, who could now not have a lot likelihood of including a Main title to his illustrious boards. The 37-year-old from Belgrade would be the quantity 7 seed in Melbourne and dangers a really powerful draw, during which he may face Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz already within the quarterfinals.
Jannik Sinner & Novak Djokovic, Shanghai Masters 2024© Stream screenshot
The Serbian legend is aware of that he must be prepared for the primary Grand Slam event of the brand new season, which is why he has determined to rent former world No. 1 Andy Murray as his new coach for the subsequent AO.
Novak’s selection left everybody speechless, however it’s undoubtedly fascinating. The previous Scottish champion is aware of the dynamics of contemporary tennis very nicely and can assist his good friend Djokovic particularly from an emotional viewpoint. The three-time Grand Slam champion has confronted nearly all the Serbian’s opponents and also will be capable to give him a hand from a tactical viewpoint. Djokovic is aware of he has to make some modifications in his recreation in comparison with 2024, during which he didn’t win a single title.
Within the meantime, Novak is having fun with some relaxation and can quickly fly to Argentina to play an exhibition match with Juan Martin del Potro (their problem is scheduled for Sunday, December 1st in Buenos Aires).
Replace on Nole’s schedule
Throughout an interview with Eurosport, former World No.1 and prime analyst Mats Wilander mentioned Nole’s possibilities in 2025: “My first reaction was that Novak Djokovic wants to win more Grand Slam tournaments.
Obviously to all of us that are tennis fans, we would love to see him win 25 Grand Slam titles and be considered the best of all time.
So with Andy Murray helping him, I say that he thinks he can still win Grand Slam tournaments in 2025, and maybe even 2026.
I think the message that Novak is sending is that he still thinks that he has some of his best tennis still in him, or he thinks that his best tennis is still ahead of him.
It’s a strong message towards Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and the best players in the world.”
An important season
It has not been revealed how lengthy the collaboration between Djokovic and Murray will final and whether or not it should proceed even after the primary Grand Slam of the brand new season. The previous Scottish champion has a household and shall be doing a theatrical tour in 2025, which is why he would not appear keen to journey an excessive amount of throughout the yr.
The results of the 2025 AO may also be essential for the continuation of their collaboration, which may give Novak different motivations within the final section of his profession.
Wilander defined how Andy can assist Nole subsequent yr: “What Andy can do is he can tell Novak things that maybe Novak already knows, but Andy has played against all these players that Novak will face and Andy has seen them, he’s practiced with them.
He will not have secrets, but he will have other opinions about these guys’ games (Sinner, Alcaraz, Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas…). I think there’s a lot of small details that Andy Murray will know that maybe Novak doesn’t think about.
I think the big picture is going to be very similar. Andy has won three Grand Slam titles, a couple of Olympic gold medals (in London and Rio de Janeiro), he’s won the Davis Cup. So the big picture, they both have the exact same idea about.”
