Novak Djokovic feels Wimbledon could be his best chance to register the 25th Grand Slam title of his career, which no other tennis player has ever achieved. So far, the Serbia-born player has won seven titles on the grass court and has come close to making his tally nine
Novak Djokovic (Pic: File Pic)
It has been a regular thing for Novak Djokovic to be surrounded by questions over his retirement.
It happened again on Saturday at Wimbledon, and his response was the same, it tends to be, which essentially amounts to 'who can tell'?
"Whether it could be my last dance," the 24-time major champion began, repeating the phrase used by the reporter who posed the question, "I'm not sure about Roland Garros or any other Slam that I play next".
Later, Djokovic continued to give mixed answers on whether he is really thinking of retiring at the age of 38.
"My wish is to play for several more years. I would love to be healthy physically and also mentally motivated to keep on playing at the highest level. That's the goal. But you never know at this stage," he said.
The Serbian also feels that Wimbledon could be his best chance for him to register the 25th Grand Slam title of his career, which no other tennis player has ever achieved.
"I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best chance, because of the results I had, because of how I feel, how I play in Wimbledon," said Djokovic.
"Just getting that extra push mentally and motivation to perform the best tennis at the highest level," he added.
So far, the Serbia-born has won seven titles on the grass court and has come close to making his tally nine. Earlier, only Roger Federer had won this many titles, and one behind Martina Navratilova's record of nine women's trophies.
Djokovic also lost in the 2023 and 2024 finals to Carlos Alcaraz.
All told, Djokovic has appeared in the title match each of the past six times the tournament was held (it was cancelled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic), winning it in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. His most recent Wimbledon loss came all the way back in 2017, when he was defeated in the quarterfinals by 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych.
As for the persistent questions about Djokovic's future, it's the same type of topic that was presented to Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams as those greats of the game neared their farewells. Now it's just Djokovic's turn.
(With AP Inputs)
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