Novak Djokovic has one last mission to complete

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Novak Djokovic has just arrived in New York and is training hard for the 2024 US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season, which promises to give fans excitement and show. The US Open has been very uncertain for the last 10-15 years and no player has won the title for two consecutive years since Roger Federer.

The Serbian camp hopes to break this curse, as they won the title last year by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final. The 24-time Grand Slam champion has not played since the final of the Paris Olympics, where he won the gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the end of an electrifying match.Novak Djokovic© Matthew Stockman / Staff Getty Images Sport

The 37-year-old from Belgrade has preferred to skip the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters 1000 to get ready for the US Open, where he will try to win his legendary career 25th Major. Novak has not yet won a Grand Slam title this year and hopes to be able to do so in Flushing Meadows.

Djokovic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the semifinals at the Australian Open, while at the French Open he had to retire before the quarterfinals due to a knee injury (which forced him to undergo surgery). Despite his poor physical condition, Nole played the Wimbledon Championships and lost to Alcaraz in the final. Novak Djokovic struggled a lot in the first part of the season, but his feat at the Paris Olympics makes him one of the favorites at the 2024 US Open.

Djokovic has just arrived in NY

Satiated and satisfied are two terms that do not exist in the vocabulary of Serbian legend Novak Djokovic. After the gold medal won at the Olympic Games in Paris, with which he filled that last vacant space on his trophy board, many people have wondered whether the Serbian tennis player will still be motivated to compete at the highest levels. There are those who are sure that the 24-time slam champion will continue to play in order to win more victories. In an interview with ESPN, female tennis legend Chris Evert said she is convinced that the 37-year-old from Belgrade still has a great goal to achieve.Novak Djokovic© Maja Hitij / Staff Getty Images Sport

Nole has already shown that his physique and mentality know no limits. According to the former number one in the WTA ranking, the Serbian will aim for the 25th Slam title at the Us Open, which would lead him solo to the most successful players in this category, breaking out Margaret Court. “If he wins the 25th Slam, I think he’ll stop playing. He’ll break his bond with Margaret Court, who won the Olympics. Winning the Games was a very important goal for him.

As far as winning the US Open, does it mean much to win the 25°? Can he have the same energy as he had at the Olympics? Will he face, once again, a very fierce competition: will he succeed in doing it twice in a row, at the Olympics and the US Open? Let him retire later, I would say: ‘Ok, you have permission to retire’”.

Nole is back in great shape

The former American tennis player continued: “It would be epic if he could, but he is a very motivated person, more than anyone I have ever seen. He has had many ups and downs in his life, in his marriage, in his personal relationships, and I think it’s because of his great motivation. He has also solved everything.

He is a good communicator and knows how to solve things. It seems that at this moment it is in the best form for a long time. I think it would be a herculean thing if he won this tournament and reached the 25 Slam. He should definitely be the greatest male player of all time. I think that’s already in the minds of many people”.

About winning the Olympics. “I think it was a fairy tale for him to win the Olympics, after what happened with the surgery, with Carlitos Alcaraz who seems to have started to take over and return to his level as he did at Wimbledon. Coming back and finding that recovery capacity and that level of tennis, which we have not seen all year because he did not win a tournament in the whole year, yes, it was a fairy tale,” said Evert.

Evert finally concluded: “I didn’t expect it, but I believe in karma. This guy has worked hard all his life, endured a lot of press and was a bit the villain of the rivalry with Swiss legend Roger Federer and Spanish legend Rafa Nadal. He deserves all this”.