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Novak Djokovic may be the big absence from the 2024 ATP Finalssince he has been withdrawn from the Paris Masters 1,000. After that gold medal achieved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Serbian has been characterized by an irregularity that has not been seen in him for quite some time. With the retirement of Rafa Nadal so recent, and Djokovic as the only survivor of the ‘Big-3’ of tennis, the most pessimistic are already thinking about the moment when the Balkan player announces his goodbye from the courts.
Connors begins by clarifying that it is “hard” for him to admit it, but Djokovic “He has had a drop in motivation because he does everything in his day to day to be the best he can be.all focused on tennis.” For the former American tennis player, Djokovic is not playing “under the standards we are used to.”
He has guts, game, intensity. It’s like Nadal, he’s not going to go out there unless he’s fully prepared to play.
Given a possible withdrawal of the Serbian, although Jimmy Connors does not venture to reveal the exact moment in which it will occur, the American does compare him with Rafa Nadal in that sense. “He has guts, game, intensity. It’s like Nadal, he’s not going to go out there unless he’s fully prepared to play.“.
Para Connors, solo hay “only one way“that Djokovic decides to leave tennis. “We talk about Sinner and Alcaraz, but the only way for him to say it’s time to quit is if other guys start taking a step forward,” said Jimmy Connors, who also drops that there would be no problem if he continues playing despite new players emerging in top-level tennis.
