Novak Djokovic’s Undeniable Impact on ATP Players’ Diet Unveiled in a Gripping Analogy

Remember those days when Novak Djokovic used to take mid-match retirements? Fatigues, breathing problems, muscular issues, and whatnot. People once called him a one-match-hero. But the 36YO is now sitting at the top with 24 Grand Slam titles. How did it happen? Is it a magic or something else?

Well, look no further. We will dissect what made such an amazing turnaround to Novak Djokovic’s career. We’ll look at how he has now not only improved his fitness levels but also had an impact on others.

Novak Djokovic’s impact on player’s diet

Novak Djokovic has won 98 titles in his career so far including 24 Grand Slam triumphs. Will he get his 25th this year? Well, time will tell. He had one of the best seasons of his career last year. Djokovic won 7 titles in 2023 including 3 out of 4 Grand Slams. He also managed to finish the year as world number 1 for the 8th time in his career. How does he manage to do that even at 36? Well, this requires years of sheer hard work, dedication, and sacrifices. Recently the 34YO Australian tennis player John Millman spoke about Djokovic’s impact on players with not just his game but also his diet.

Here’s what Millman said on The ABC Tennis Podcast. ‘Novak’s always been one of those guys that has been so meticulous with what enters his body. And a lot of the big tournaments he travels with private cook. So his meals a lot of these meals are being prepared off-site. He’ll go home say in Wimbledon normally has a house there, there’ll be going back there and having his meals prepared there. He’s always been extremely meticulous.

He further added: “And as a result, you’ve actually seen the food around the tournament change also, you know prior to Novak and all these gluten-free and vegan ideologies. That used to be pretty stock standard. There wasn’t even a thing. 10 years ago, gluten-free pasta. Now it seems like every second person is getting gluten-free pasta. So I do think people have tried to adapt and tried to change and looked over at Novak and said, well, let’s just try to mimic him,”.

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For those who don’t know Novak Djokovic once changed his daily routines and even the training modules to reach the benchmark he had set for his fitness levels. But nothing worked until a Cypriot doctor told him to change his and eliminate wheat and milk products from his daily food chart. Surprisingly, he followed it and felt better immediately and had lost 5-6kgs in a year. He reached a fitness level like never before. But the process wasn’t so easy and coming from a family who once owned a pizza restaurant and staying away from wheat products is a dedication at the highest level.

Novak Djokovic battling with an injury in the United Cup

A few days left before the ball sets rolling at Melbourne Park for the first Grand Slam of the season. But before that, there’s a major worry for the Serbian. He was seen suffering from a wrist injury during Serbia’s clash against Czech Republic on Tuesday. Earlier his opponents had complained of the Serb making strategic use of injury timeouts. And guess what? It worked in that match and Serbia then went on to win the clash and reached the QF of the United Cup.

But it didn’t turn out well for the world number at the QFs. Australia’s Alex De Minaur defeated the Serbia icon by a shocking 6-4,6-4 margin to give his nation a 1-0 lead against Serbia. This resulted in Novak Djokovic’s first defeat in Australia for 6 years and ended his 43-match winning run. A major setback for the Serbian ahead of the 2024 AO. Can he bounce back in the next game?

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