Djokovic speaks about his RETIREMENT: “I’ve always considered…”

The 36-year-old Serbian, currently number one in the world and the most successful in history, has defined his future as a professional tennis player.

Next Sunday, January 14, the Australian Openthe first Grand Slam of the calendar year on the ATP circuit and one of the leading candidates to win the title is Novak Djokovicwho is in Melbourne as he finishes recovering from an injury. The 36-year-old Serbian, the winningest tennis player in history and current world number one, spoke about his future and hinted at his retirement.

“The goals are always very high, but I don’t know what expectations I can meet at this age. Although I always prepare for it. “I did not expect to win three Grand Slams and play in the finals of another at this point,” Nole said in an interview with Sport Klub. “I’m torn. There’s still a part of me that kid who loves tennis and gives his whole life to it. That kid still wants to keep going. On the other hand, I am a father of two children and I am away from my family. When I travel for a long time, my heart breaks. I always wonder how long I should play, how many tournaments I should enter, and if it’s really worth it.. So far, I’ve started this season by going to Australia early, as I usually do,” he added.

What’s more, he made sure of that “Usually I always have a clear idea of ​​where I want to go, what my goals are. This year, in addition to the Grand Slams, there are the Olympic Games. But then, I have no idea what tournaments I will play. . Hungry I still am and I intend to continue competing. My priority is the emotional aspect”he thinks. “Tennis has been my priority for more than 20 or 30 years and I don’t want to miss so many moments with my children.” he added. Then, he talked about how he wanted to be remembered in tennis. “I want to be remembered as someone who used his influence as one of the best in the world to help improve the sport and the lives of his teammates,” he concluded.

Nadal is injured and will not be able to play in the Australian Open

Rafael Nadal return to fields on Brisbane ATP 250 after approx a year in recovery and, despite passing the first round, fell in the quarterfinals against Jordan Thompson and suffered a microtear that leaves him out of the Australian Openthe first Grand Slam of the year. “In my last game in Brisbane, I had a bit of a muscle problem which, as you know, I was worried about. When I got to Melbourne, I had the opportunity to have an MRI and I had a micro tear in the muscle, no on the same side where I had the injury, and that’s good news,” Rafa said on the social network X.