The father of Novak Djokovic, number two in world tennis and the player who has won the most Grand Slams in history, wants his son to retire next year and give up a very demanding job, both physically and mentally.
“Let some young people take their positions so that little by little… I’m not saying it’s the end, but within a year and a half…”, Srdjan Djokovic, the tennis player’s father, declared in a documentary.
“It is my wish as a father. My opinion is that I had to leave that difficult job a long time ago. This is not a sport, it is an extremely difficult job, in every way, both physically and mentally,” said the progenitor.
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“He has very little in life because he is fully dedicated to work and has not given up the slightest bit for 30 years now,” he declared, noting that the whole family would like to spend more time with Nole, as the tennis player is nicknamed.
“Tennis is only a part of his life, it is not his whole life. He will be recognized and known in the world for what he will do also after this world of tennis, from which he will leave, I hope, next year,” said the father. of the Serbian tennis player.
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Djokovic has not yet spoken about his eventual retirement as a player and assured on a few occasions that everything will depend on his physical condition and motivation, which he still has.
He indicated that he does not like to see his age as the only deciding factor on the end of his career and that he still likes to break records and play for history.
“It is something in which I still find motivation, it is one of the biggest reasons for my dedication to this sport still. At this level you must have clear objectives, I have worked that way all my life and it is what has brought me to these heights. “, Novak said recently, quoted by the local press.
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“Some new guys are coming in, and I’ll see how long I’ll still want to push,” he said.
Djokovic has won 23 Grand Slam titles so far and has topped the ATP for 389 weeks, among the records he has achieved.
2023-07-27 23:40:26
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