Is Novak Djokovic nonetheless in a position to win a Grand Slam title? That is the query that followers and insiders are asking themselves forward of the 2025 season. The previous world number one is coming off a reasonably sophisticated 2024, throughout which he additionally needed to bear knee surgical procedure because of an harm suffered on the French Open.
The Serbian legend had two large targets in 2024: to win her twenty fifth Main title by detaching Margaret Court docket on this particular rating and to win the gold medal on the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old from Belgrade had been chasing this milestone for a few years and it appeared that it had develop into a curse after the atrocious mockery in Tokyo in 2021 (he misplaced to Zverev within the semifinals).
Novak Djokovic, 2024 Paris Olympics© Stream screenshot
In opposition to all odds and on a floor not congenial to his recreation, Nole performed an ideal Olympic event with out dropping a single set. His efficiency in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz within the remaining left the entire world speechless, additional testimony to the greatness of this champion.
In the remainder of the season, Novak didn’t discover the same old consistency and suffered a number of surprising defeats in second-tier tournaments. In Grand Slam tournaments, he didn’t significantly shine apart from the ultimate reached at Wimbledon regardless of not being in high form (he misplaced to Alcaraz for the second 12 months in a row).
The present world quantity 7 desires to return to play his finest tennis in 2025 and because of this he has determined to rent Andy Murray as a coach. The previous Scottish champion will observe him in the course of the Australian Open, one among Nole’s favourite tournaments, which he triumphed ten instances at Melbourne Park.
Nole can nonetheless win a Main
Many argue that tennis is not a precedence for Djokovic after his Olympic victory, however the Serbian has denied this hypothesis and issued a transparent warning to all his rivals forward of subsequent season.
Novak Djokovic© Novak Djokovic/Instagram – Truthful Use
Throughout a dialog on Eurosport, three former gamers and high analysts comparable to Mats Wilander, Alex Corretja and Laura Robson mentioned Nole’s possibilities of successful one other Grand Slam title.
“Novak Djokovic will win another Grand Slam is my prediction,” the Swede legend mentioned.
“He can win any of them,” the Spaniard acknowledged.
“Yeah. He’s got Andy Murray as his coach, he’s got to win a Slam,” Robson mentioned.
Djokovic will play doubles with Kyrgios
Novak’s 2025 will begin in Brisbane, which shall be a really helpful event to evaluate his situation in opposition to harmful opponents. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is not going to solely play singles, but additionally doubles alongside Nick Kyrgios. The Australian ace has been the focal point in current months, though he has not performed a single match.
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships finalist has harshly attacked present world No. 1 Jannik Sinner for his doping case. Nick did not simply criticize the Italian ace, he took an nearly obsessive method that infuriated Jannik’s followers (who known as on the ATP to take motion in opposition to him).
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In keeping with high analyst Guido Monaco, Nole ought to keep away from enjoying doubles with such a controversial determine.
“His statements were heard by Djokovic who, by deciding to have this relationship with him by playing doubles with him, corroborates Kyrgios’ point of view on Sinner: it’s like saying that he validates what Kyrgios thinks” – Monaco defined.
“This relationship that he continues to maintain after the statements of Kyrgios, who is a negative character for tennis, bothers me.
I am for ignoring Kyrgios. If there has to be this match, Sinner will treat him like a normal opponent and we should do the same by ignoring a person who has always spat on tennis.
Let’s treat him for what he is: a problematic guy who has done more harm than good to the world of tennis, let’s not give him the weight that he doesn’t have on such important issues, we have to talk less about him because otherwise, we are playing into his hands” – he added.
The previous world No. 1 did not have a very good relationship with Kyrgios till a couple of years in the past, however the scenario improved after their remaining at Wimbledon in 2022.
The 2 champions have develop into superb associates and sometimes change good phrases throughout interviews. The expertise from Canberra is returning to the tour after a virtually two-year absence and also will take part within the AO, whereas Novak must discover a rhythm after lacking the final official tournaments final season.
The Serbian legend has not performed an official match because the remaining of the Rolex Shanghai Masters misplaced to Sinner in October. It’s already identified which event Nole will play after the Comfortable Slam. Beneath his new partnership with Qatar Airways, the previous world No. 1 will take part within the Doha ATP 500 in February.
