Despite Father’s Glaring Retirement Prediction, Novak Djokovic Gets Brutally Honest About His Career Post Us Open – ‘Maybe Your Last One..’

It’s in Novak Djokovic‘s nature to break records, and he is skilled at doing it. The Serbian tennis player is the only ATP star who holds 23 Grand Slam titles, and that too at the age of 36. Even though he was dominant on the court, Carlos Alcaraz, 20, defeated him as he attempted to win his 24th championship at Wimbledon. Following that loss, his father revealed a retirement bombshell while expressing a “2024 retirement wish.”

But now that the world’s second-ranked player is preparing for the US Open, he has finally addressed his ultimate career decision. Along with it, he emphasized his own stance on retirement and Grand Slam victories as his career’s ultimate objectives.

Novak Djokovic made the ultimate decision 

Recently, ahead of the US Open, the Serbian tennis player, in a press conference, cleared out all the rumors about his retirement and also shared his ultimate decision regarding his career plans. Subsequently, he also shut down every rumor possibly walking towards his retirement, focusing on making more history under his name in the tennis arena.

He said, “I don’t know how many more slams I’ll have. I’ll still keep going. I don’t have an end in my mind at the moment. I also understand that things are different when you’re 36, so I have to be more appreciative, a bit more I guess present, treating every Grand Slam as maybe your last one in terms of commitment and performance.”

Moreover, the 36-year-old tennis player made it clear that he is not stopping anytime soon. Further, he also talked about how he considers every Grand Slam tournament as the last, not knowing what comes next in the future.

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Nevertheless, a few weeks ago, his father made a clear statement about the Serb expecting a possible retirement in 2024. But now that Djokovic has spoken up, he has shared his clear intentions on the playing front. Let’s take a look at what Srdjan Djokovic said about his son’s retirement from the tennis court.

When Novak Djokovic’s father dropped a retirement bombshell 

According to the Tennis Major, the Serbian tennis player’s father shocked everyone with the impression of his son’s retirement beliefs. Srdjan stated that the second-ranked tennis player had already fulfilled all his fans’ wishes literally seven to eight years ago, and now achievements are just a bonus to his tennis career.

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Further, he also talked about how tennis is only a segment of his life and shared hope regarding his retirement. The Serbian tennis player’s father made it clear that somewhere down the line, he wants his son to take a step back from the sport next year. While this retirement shocker stunned the tennis world, Novak’s words regarding his career might have calmed his fans for a moment.