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Djokovic's uncle says Nole missing tournaments in 2022 has extended his career by a few years
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beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
"This year was not easy for Novak, but he keeps pressing forward. I am sure that after everything he endured, he will come out stronger. Novak is his own person. He knows who he is. Novak knows what he wants. The ordeal he went through this year in Australia only extended his career. Instead of maybe retiring from tennis in three or four years, his career has been extended for five, or six years. He is resting his body."
- Goran Djokovic
Novak Djokovic's Uncle Goran Djokovic On Djokovic Wine And His Nephew's Unshakable Spirit - The Pavlovic Today
Goran Djokovic, Novak Djokovic's uncle, exclusively speaks to The Pavlovic Today about his new business venture The Djokovic Wine.thepavlovictoday.com
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Maybe if he stops playing for 2-3 more years, he can play even in his 70s.
That would be awesome!!!!
ForehandDTL
Professional
Nadals no vulture. He’s had to beat Djokovic at slams and if not, then Thiem/Med (Djokovic is their pigeon on clay and HC respectively)Yeah, but the thread is about Djokovic, not Nadal. So why bring Nadal into this?
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Then please make your mind up, calling him a vulture first, now not calling him a vulture.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
"The war with Ukraine will be over in a few days and we will be welcomed with open arms"
Magical thinking persists in that part of the world
catskillthunder
Professional
Novak is always in supreme condition and not sure if missing a lot of 2022 will have anything to do with extending his career. He is still fast as a deer, has laser sharp focus and has the desire to keep playing. He will be a serious threat to challenge for GS titles for the next few years at least.
ForehandDTL
Professional
I was always referring to Djokovic as the vulture.Then please make your mind up, calling him a vulture first, now not calling him a vulture.
Stop putting words in my mouth.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Sounded much more like Nadal, since you were talking about AO and W.
I mean to call the AO GOAT, who has beaten the snot out of everyone on those courts a vulture there is not even bad trolling....its just plain bad.
ForehandDTL
Professional
He has racked up the majority of his AO titles against geriatrics, weak era pigeons, and all.Sounded much more like Nadal, since you were talking about AO and W.
I mean to call the AO GOAT, who has beaten the snot out of everyone on those courts a vulture there is not even bad trolling....its just plain bad.
Massive vulture. Djokovic was getting his ass handed to him by prime Fed and prime Nadal (barring the blip 2011)
Once they fell off a cliff he swooped in for the scraps.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
LOL - The guy is 18-0 in slam semis and finals combined, and he is a vulture? Heavens sake, get a grip on how to troll. I would understand if you said it for RG, but not the place where he has more titles than anyone in the history of the game, whether pre-open or open.
Funny how we talk about Fedal primes dropping off...but yet, the assumption by detractors like you is that Djokovic was always at his best throughout....
Lauren_Girl'
Hall of Fame
One thing is sure, his peak level and his fitness aren't regressing. He didn't play anything for almost 6 months. He returns and 3 weeks after his come back he wins a clay Masters without dropping a set, something he didn't even do in his prime years. He reaches Nadal in RG without dropping a set, and loses a match that could've gone either way. Then he wins Wimbledon, beating Sinner and Kyrgios, 2 of the most consistent players since RG. I'm not too worried for his next come back. Nobody should be surprised if he wins Australia next year. Maybe the long break this year will benefit him in the long run.
Sampras-Bruguera 1993
Legend
It was a smart move for sure. Strategic for GOAT
Lauren_Girl'
Hall of Fame
Lol, He is 2-0 against Sinner. Sinner played the best 2 matches of his life in Wimbledon against Alcaraz and Djokovic, and he still wasn't even close to win the match. Got absolutely trashed in the last 3 sets. You should be worried.
Still too soon to draw any conclusion for Alcaraz. They only played 1 match, on Djokovic's least favorite surface,Djokovic was still rusty and Alcaraz certainly played his best tournament in Madrid. Even in NY, Alcaraz wasn't anywhere near his Madrid level. And he could've lost the match 7-6 6-4 or 7-6 7-5, Djokovic missed tons of break points. Let's see what happens if they play in BO5 or another surface Djokovic prefers. Alcaraz may/will definitely stop him in future tournaments but he can be upsetted too. Ramos, Zverev, De Minaur, Struff, Sinner, Kuhn, Musetti, Zeppieri, Paul, Norrie, Cilic, Tiafoe and Ruud all beat him or pushed him very hard since he won Madrid. No guarantee he will do better than Djokovic in Australia.
RaulRamirez
Legend
I think he was in a secret, non-descript, rectangular building eating wings and fries.What do you think?
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
The Djokovic clan is already legendary for their logic.
The less you play, the better it gets.
I am sure this must be true in some parallel universe ATP.
A decade ago we didn't hear as much nonsense from them. They seem to be "improving" very fast.
Sure he will win more more slams, but that is DESPITE his foolishness and long breaks not BECAUSE of them.
The less you play, the better it gets.
I am sure this must be true in some parallel universe ATP.
A decade ago we didn't hear as much nonsense from them. They seem to be "improving" very fast.
Sure he will win more more slams, but that is DESPITE his foolishness and long breaks not BECAUSE of them.
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Rafa24
Hall of Fame
where are you from? what war?
canta_Brian
Hall of Fame
A little bit weird. On that basis Novak will still be playing and winning when he is 130.If anyone knows how to take care of his body that is the Earth's Mightiest Warrior, alright. I was reading about Tom Brady and his philosophy of life, his food, training, recovery regimes and I think they're very similar with Djokovic. Djokovic even more extreme with some of his beliefs. Yes some of those beliefs are weird for the most of the common folks out there, for sure, but if you want to be successful in sports deep in the 30s and early 40s sometimes you have to be little bit weird, tbh.
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
His uncle said.
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
The Djokovic clan is giving him at least 30 more.
They say 5-6 or whatever but they believe in 30.
They have so bought into his imaginary divine status that their delusion just seems to get nuttier.
Rafa24
Hall of Fame
It's not that mind blowing about TB. NFL protects QBs so much now they can barely even hit them. If NFL were like college he'd have retired 8 years ago. And he didn't win the super bowl on his own. NFL has 53 players on their roster. His teams defense held the best offense and qb in the league Mahomes to 9 points. Take any of the top QBs in the league and they win that SB as well with that team.Dude, the guy is 45. And he is still one of the best in the whole league. He won the SB as a 43 y/o FGS. Yep is a different sport altogether, yep maybe he doesn't need much stamina to perform at his position, but he certainly needs speed, explosiveness, hand-eye coordination. And not to mention that he gets beat up every single game, and his recovery is top notch, and still physically is in top form. What the guy is doing deep into his 40s is just mind blowing.
ForehandDTL
Professional
Post 2013, he vultured yeah.
Murray went down two tiers, Fed became old,
Nadals HC prime was done.
Needless to say that he vultured his RG and more than 50% of his Wimbledons.
L4S10s
Professional
I wouldn't say clay is his least favourite surface. Fast hardcourts seem to trouble him more.
SonicNirvana
Hall of Fame
I really don't see that happening, what would be the motivation?
Zara
G.O.A.T.
Sounded much more like Nadal, since you were talking about AO and W.
I mean to call the AO GOAT, who has beaten the snot out of everyone on those courts a vulture there is not even bad trolling....its just plain bad.
Zara
G.O.A.T.
In the morning she said "Listen"
Ooh, I felt like in a prison
My Mama said, Try and get one thing into your head
My Mama said, Pa and me, we give you room and bed
Oh I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life!
norcal
Legend
Taking time off in your mid 30's isn't good for any athlete in any sport.
That being said Joker should be good enough to contend for majors for a couple more years (maybe longer at W). It really depends on how the young guys respond to CA's breakthrough. Can Joker afford to keep giving away sets to the young guys and still win? IMO that depends on the young guys' confidence. CA and Sinner are playing as good of tennis as Joker and Nads, no doubt. But if they still have self doubt Joker can coast on his reputation for a while.
Really looking forward to AO '23 with a healthy Nads, Joker, Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, etc.
I think AO '23 will give us a good idea how the pecking order will be for the next couple years.
That being said Joker should be good enough to contend for majors for a couple more years (maybe longer at W). It really depends on how the young guys respond to CA's breakthrough. Can Joker afford to keep giving away sets to the young guys and still win? IMO that depends on the young guys' confidence. CA and Sinner are playing as good of tennis as Joker and Nads, no doubt. But if they still have self doubt Joker can coast on his reputation for a while.
Really looking forward to AO '23 with a healthy Nads, Joker, Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, etc.
I think AO '23 will give us a good idea how the pecking order will be for the next couple years.
martinezownsclay
Hall of Fame
Gawd, his family is so demented and unlikeable.
ForehandCross
G.O.A.T.
The fact that Fred just retired and this thread is still the most active wow.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
So Nadal didn't vulture AO 2022 because he beat Med. But when Djokovic beat Med in both AO 2019 and AO 2021, he vultured? LMAO.
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
You bring up an interesting point.
Can Alcatraz's USO win give the other young players more confidence to step up at the majors?
As for the other stuff you said, I agree that AO23 will be the measuring stick for how the next one or two seasons turn out.
Zara
G.O.A.T.
25 slams is somewhat doable but still, there are one too many things that should be taken into account. For example, we had no idea about the pandemic. Who knows what else is lurking in the dark.
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
You know what's lurking?
Some new way Djokovic will devise to be excluded from a slam or unable to finish one.
So far he has impressed us with USO20, AO22 and USO22. (2021 was a lazy year.)
He devised THREE INGENIOUS ways to not play or complete a slam.
I have faith in the Djokovic clan. They shall find new ways.
Tennfan123
Legend
Rusty creaky old Djokovic winning slams post 22 is at best a fever dream.
Zara
G.O.A.T.
Novak is just on another level than most of us. So it really doesn't matter who says what. I want to see what he delivers. It will definitely boil down to him being very healthy and fit, and highly motivated. If he really wants it then who knows. He can also simply walk away. That's also in the card.
ForehandDTL
Professional
depends on the form — AO 19 was vulture. AO 21 was not a vulture
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
Definitely not.
He will retire only after he secures the slam record beyond any doubt.
Interpreting his "boycott" of the HC slams as him being above the Slam Race is completely false. He has been extremely motivated for years to take that race, and the only reason he hasn't done it yet isn't him being "blase" about it but being very foolish, deluded and with very obvious poor education levels. Any person who bows down to some laughable Pyramids scheme hasn't got a gram of common sense.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Then AO2020 was no vulture, took peak Thiem out in five sets.
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
All recent years are vulture years, the ATP has never been this weak.
Slam strength isn't decided just by your slam final opponent but the quality of the entire field.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Julius Caesar
Professional
Im fed up of this delusional comments by Noles friends & family & fans. Its not happening. Djokovic is old now. Alcaraz will kick him out the court in Australia. Playing as little as he did in 2022 only can worsen his physical performance.
Stop spreading lies about Djokovic.
Stop spreading lies about Djokovic.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
Joined 4 weeks ago.
shares Djokavic will never win slams cause of alcaraz.
Makes sense.
Julius Caesar
Professional
Even a newborn with a few hours in this world would point out how delusional these statements about djokovic are.
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Zara
G.O.A.T.
I never rule out any possibility especially with him. Doesn't really matter what you say, he's definitely spiritually more advanced being.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
To declare one of the greatest tennis player of all time is done because of a 19 year old rookie is plain absurd.
When Rafa came into the picture he beat up on Fed more than his fair share, but fed still won plenty of slams with Rafa in the picture. Are you saying Alcaraz is way better than rookie nadal? Djokavic way worse than 2000s fed?
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