The Serbian tennis player confirmed his absence from the competition that he has won seven times and generates a lot of uncertainty about his presence in Turin.
After winning Olympic gold in Paris, Novak Djokovic rested. Having achieved the last big success he had left allowed him to breathe and look back on his last years in tennis in a different way. Even if it maintains its competitiveness, its objectives are different.
In a recent interview with the newspaper The Argentine nation the Serbian commented that it is difficult for him to maintain his desire, even if he still has gas left. “Some people think I should retire from tennis at the top: ‘You’ve won gold, you’ve won everything, say goodbye.’ Some people think that I should continue as long as I continue to think that I can be the favorite for a Grand Slam. I think more about those. Maybe I will change my mind, I don’t know. For now, I want to continue. How much longer? Traveling and finding motivation is becoming more and more difficult for me. It’s not easy. And even less with children. I don’t want to be away from home for that long, but I still have the power. So I feel sorry for those who want me to retire, because they will have to see me for a while longer,” he said.
In the same spirit, he confirmed that he would not play the Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy, which fuels doubts about what he will do for the rest of the season. “Unfortunately, I will not play in Paris this year. I’m sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me play there. I wish all players, sponsors, organizers and fans a great tournament. I have many good memories of winning seven titles and I hope to be back with you next year. detained.
This decision casts doubt on his effective participation in the ATP Finals in Turin this year. Everything seems to indicate that this is quite difficult, especially if we take into account his statements a few weeks ago, in which he declared that this was not part of his plans. “The ATP Finals and being at the top of the rankings are no longer goals for me. I don’t know if I will play the final this year or next year. but now what I need most is physical, mental and emotional rest to decide on the rest of my career, how long I want to play and where,” he revealed.
Roddick’s support
Former world number one Andy Roddick believes this is the path the Balkans will take. “It’s logical that he leaves Paris. “Novak has said it in every way and we don’t want it to take away from Tommy Paul, but Novak is going to choose his place now,” he expressed on his podcast. Served with Andy Roddick.
“He’s going to try to juggle the schedule, where he has enough matches before the Grand Slams, but actually my interpretation of the way Novak is talking is that he doesn’t care about the rankings anymore. He knows what he did, he can’t stay number one forever. It’s been more weeks than anyone else. This is what the next phase of his career will look like, where he will choose his places. He doesn’t care about Paris, he won’t play in Turin “, he added.
For the event in Italy, Nole is not classified. He is in sixth place, with 3,910 points, closely pursued by the Norwegian Casper Ruud, with 3,895; the Russian Andrey Rublev, with 3,720, and the Australian Álex de Miñaur, with 3,455.
Source: Latercera
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