After the retirement of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic is the one member of the ‘Massive Three’ nonetheless lively. Though the Serb admitted in latest weeks that “an enormous a part of me has gone with them,” which left the door open to a short-term retirement, Djokovic has cleared up some doubts by referring to his subsequent massive sporting purpose throughout an interview on the YouTube channel ‘Neuspjehprvaka’.
On this sense, Djokovic stated that “the one factor I’ve in my thoughts proper now, the one factor that motivates me, is the Olympic Video games in 2028 in Los Angeles. Additionally representing my nation and the Grand Slams, however particularly the Video games.” With 24 Grand Slams in his profession and 100 ATP titles, Novak is the present Olympic champion, after defeating Carlos Alcaraz within the closing in Paris, 7-6(3), 7-6(2). In 2028, he will probably be 41 years previous.
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Regardless of falling within the final semi-final of Roland Garros towards Sinner, in what might have been his farewell to the clay of Paris, the Serb stated that “I really like tennis and I nonetheless like to wield the racket. The child in me who fell in love with tennis continues to be there, I nonetheless really feel that connection. If I did not have that zeal and want to compete I would not be taking part in, however I nonetheless wish to exit on a court docket to win.”
The kid in me who fell in love with tennis continues to be there, I nonetheless really feel that connection
He additionally recalled a few of his worst moments, such because the one he went via in 2016. “I had received the whole lot and I felt empty,” he defined. “After Paris, I felt obliged to go to Wimbledon, however I did not actually wish to. I misplaced to Querrey after three rain breaks. Throughout the break, I felt a complete sense of vacancy, as if for the primary time the whole lot had stopped. That disaster lasted till 2018, I needed to regain my starvation.”
