Srdjan Djokovic: Novak should retire immediately

[Indigo]

Djokovic: My father is persuading me to end my tennis career

I'm thinking about retirement, more about what it will look like than when it will happen. I think I'll decide that enough is enough when I lose more often, when I feel that I can no longer compete for the biggest trophies," said the best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.

The winner of a record 24 Grand Slams gave a major interview to GQ magazine, where he also talked about how his father Srdjan "persuades" him to end his career.

American predicts long break for Djokovic

"I feel like people have been writing me a tennis "obituary" for some time now. The first one to start with that was my father, although I don't know how much he'll like me saying this. He's been trying to convince me to retire for some time now, but he doesn't insist. He understands and respects my decisions, but he often asks me what else I want to achieve. He's aware of the stress and tension that affect my mind and body, and therefore everyone around me," Djokovic pointed out.

He lost his semifinal match to Alexander Zverev at the last Australian Open due to injury. The next tournament he is scheduled to play is in Doha, but it is uncertain, as there is a possibility that the break will be longer, until the start of the clay season, reports Tanjug.

Taken from Serbian newspaper Politika and translated by Google Translator.

 

[weakera]

Srdjan is right. It's time for Novak to smell the roses. He has won all of the trophies, and even if he has not won the love of the crowd, that will not change. Call it a day.

 

[thrust]

Srdjan is right. It's time for Novak to smell the roses. He has won all of the trophies, and even if he has not won the love of the crowd, that will not change. Call it a day.

Srdjan is right, again. This Wimbledon would be a good time, if not before.

 

[roysid]

Clickbait thread.
Its not like Srdjan has made a public statement after AO.

As per Novak, his father had been telling him to retire.
Since we are not privy to personal conversation, cannot comment

 

[GrassMasters]

If Novak follows the Roger timeline, then he still has about 2 years left. If he follows the Rafa timeline then yes, he should hang his racquet.

 

[NatF]

When healthy he's still competitive with the best players, don't see him stopping this year or before the end of next.

 

[AO13]

If he can't finish a Grand Slam two week tournament without an injury, then yes, it's time to start thinking in that direction.

The fact is, he is still so good he can beat everyone in the world, even Jannik. But body is starting to decay.

Like Kobe said in his goodbye letter: "My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind. But my body knows, it's time to say goodbye".​

 

[Gemini]

For what it's worth, deciding to retire when you're losing more than winning is standard. Novak's staying on trend.

 

[nolefam_2024]

This interview was done late last year itself

Nole is here to stay.

 

[NaDjoFed]

if you can reach a semifinal in a Grand Slam, you can still play.

 

[heavyD]

No shame in losing in a Grand Slam semifinal at 37 years old and if healthy he probably would have made the final. It's just a matter of Novak and his handlers finding the right balance of play vs rest going into each grand slam.

 

[Shaj]

i am fully convinced he would have edged Sinner in 4 had he a non injured body. 7-6 67 64 63

 

[nolefam_2024]

i am fully convinced he would have edged Sinner in 4 had he a non injured body. 7-6 67 64 63

Not sure about sinner but he would have huge chance to beat zverev.

 

[TennisBro]

Srdjan Djokovic: Novak should retire immediately​

Srdjan is right. Everyone, who gets to a semifinal in a GS, should retire then.

 

[CoolCoolCool]

Imo he should retire either this year or the next one, depending on how his season goes (like maybe retire if he wins only one slam or none, and keep playing until next year if he wins 2 slams or more). Not much point in continuing after that, especially with the increasing risk of getting a serious injury that will affect his life after tennis. But that's his call.

 

[Mainad]

Do we have a source for any of this?

 

[nolefam_2024]

Do we have a source for any of this?

GQ interview that was done months ago

Months

 

[Hitman]

He's been telling him to retire since 2021 if I recall.

He said to Novak, what else have you got to do? You've done enough.

 

[Tennfan123]

He should retire asap.

 

[junior74]

If Carlos has a bad day (he often has) Novak can win RG/W.

 

[nolefam_2024]

If Carlos has a bad day (he often has) Novak can win RG/W.

Or uso or ao

Sinner is beatable as well

 

[NoleFam]

Well at least Srjdan doesn't discriminate. He told Federer and Djokovic both to retire immediately and go do something else.

 

[MeatTornado]

Srjdan probably stopped caring if Novak played the moment he passed Nadal with 23 slams.

 

[Hitman]

Srjdan probably stopped caring if Novak played the moment he passed Nadal with 23 slams.

Nope, he actually stopped caring back in 2021, when they were all on 20 slams each.

 

[thrust]

Srdjan Djokovic: Novak should retire immediately​

Srdjan is right. Everyone, who gets to a semifinal in a GS, should retire then.

Someone like Novak who has just about all the important records, tons of money and a loving family, IMO, is wasting his time and body trying to win another slam at his age. But then, To Each Their Own!

 

[CoolCoolCool]

Someone like Novak who has just about all the important records, tons of money and a loving family, IMO, is wasting his time and body trying to win another slam at his age. But then, To Each Their Own!

Having to give up on the thing you're the most passionate about in your life, after having done that for 20 years for a living, is one of the hardest things to do.

 

[mwym]

Alcaraz is still beatable, as just shown. Sinner sans PED (no hand shaking) is yet to show on court. Hence, too early for retirement yet.
Regardless of how high title/Slam chances are - it is them 4 who will decide when the time is up. Them 4 : Novak, Jelena, Stefan, Tara. If no consensus - Novak has the final say.

IMO he needs 3 'body failures' at Slams in a row. Me thinks 2 are not enough. Losses W/O injury - 'bad game day' do not count.

 

[roysid]

Someone like Novak who has just about all the important records, tons of money and a loving family, IMO, is wasting his time and body trying to win another slam at his age. But then, To Each Their Own!

His desire is there, his skills and physicality are there.
If he can win against most players if healthy, why should he quit when he has chance to make history

 

[Bride of Alcaraz]

Nadal is coming for the Slam Record this clay season, so I approve of Djokovic's retirement.

 

[thrust]

Having to give up on the thing you're the most passionate about in your life, after having done that for 20 years for a living, is one of the hardest things to do.

TRUE!

 

[nolefam_2024]

His desire is there, his skills and physicality are there.
If he can win against most players if healthy, why should he quit when he has chance to make history

And I believe he can beat everyone including sineraz in bo5

 

[Daniel Andrade]

For the time being he shouldn't.

 

[ghostofMecir]

When healthy he's still competitive with the best players, don't see him stopping this year or before the end of next.

And he knows this. I’ve always felt Djoko was the most analytical of the big 3, and he sees that even with the rise of Sinner and Raz, as of right now, he’s still competitive with them and if things go right, he can beat maybe even both of them and/or circumstances take one of them/both of them out.

Djokovic’s Dominance ratio vs. Sinner and Carlitos

2025 AO vs. Carlitos: 1.07
2024 Shanghai vs. Sinner: .97*

*(In Sinner’s last 100 matches, these (see below) are his lowest dominance ratios—note that he won the DR vs. both Carlitos at RG and Medvedev at Wimbledon, two matches he very easily could have won. His two lowest DRs are vs. Djokovic (even in Sinner’s win over him) with another one in the 2023 DC. Obviously Sinner has a new level now, but Djoko knows how to play him and his game still holds up.

2024 RG vs. Carlitos: 1.23 (2nd worst DR on clay for Alcaraz in 2024j
2024 Wimbledon vs. Carlitos: .71 took a beating here
2024 AO vs. Sinner: .64 took a beating here
2023 Davis Cup vs. Sinner: 1.22 he lost but was very competitive
2023 Tour Finals vs. Sinner: 2.64 one of the biggest beatings of the year
2023 Tour Finals RR vs. Sinner: 1.13 lost but easily could have won

Overall: .98 vs. Carlitos skewed due to the beating at Wimby; .89 vs. Sinner skewed by that beating at the AO.

 

[Sport]

The fact is, he is still so good he can beat everyone in the world, even Jannik.​

Press X to doubt.

Since the DC 2023, Sinner is 3-0 vs. Novak. That ship has sailed. Novak can hardly beat Sinner again.

 

[socallefty]

Srdjan probably wants him to spend more time with family and likely more time in Serbia.

 

[AO13]

Press X to doubt.

Since the DC 2023, Sinner is 3-0 vs. Novak. That ship has sailed. Novak can hardly beat Sinner again.

Sure, we'll talk again soon.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Press X to doubt.

Since the DC 2023, Sinner is 3-0 vs. Novak. That ship has sailed. Novak can hardly beat Sinner again.

No way to know this. 3-0 is not enough at all. In that 1 win was match points up.

You can doubt all you want but do not exaggerate. His strokes are still there and he is beating seeded players with ease.

 

[NYTennisfan]

Djokovic can still compete for slam titles in terms of his level of play but his body is aging fast and might not allow him to compete at the highest level anymore.
You can never count out a champion like him but Father Time is starting to win out.

 

[Sport]

Sure, we'll talk again soon.

Fair.

No way to know this. 3-0 is not enough at all. In that 1 win was match points up.

You can doubt all you want but do not exaggerate. His strokes are still there and he is beating seeded players with ease.

I accept your skepticism, my friend. We'll discuss this more precisely if they face each other more throughout this season.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

No way.
Leave every possibility out of the realm of reality when you retire, just like Rafa & Roger did.
Retiring on top is a stupid idea.

 

[jackson vile]

The haters are so desperate with their sweaty hands

 

[Omega_7000]

Djokovic: My father is persuading me to end my tennis career

I'm thinking about retirement, more about what it will look like than when it will happen. I think I'll decide that enough is enough when I lose more often, when I feel that I can no longer compete for the biggest trophies," said the best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.

The winner of a record 24 Grand Slams gave a major interview to GQ magazine, where he also talked about how his father Srdjan "persuades" him to end his career.

American predicts long break for Djokovic

"I feel like people have been writing me a tennis "obituary" for some time now. The first one to start with that was my father, although I don't know how much he'll like me saying this. He's been trying to convince me to retire for some time now, but he doesn't insist. He understands and respects my decisions, but he often asks me what else I want to achieve. He's aware of the stress and tension that affect my mind and body, and therefore everyone around me," Djokovic pointed out.

He lost his semifinal match to Alexander Zverev at the last Australian Open due to injury. The next tournament he is scheduled to play is in Doha, but it is uncertain, as there is a possibility that the break will be longer, until the start of the clay season, reports Tanjug.

Taken from Serbian newspaper Politika and translated by Google Translator.

Srdjan ridiculed Federer for playing in his mid 30's btw. He understands and respects Novak's decision but was disrespectful to Federer. The guy is pathetic and has double standards.

 

[messiahrobins]

He's been telling him to retire since 2021 if I recall.

He said to Novak, what else have you got to do? You've done enough.

Yes they have been since 2020. His parents do not like the hate Novak gets and their view is that Novak should enjoy himself and be with his family more and friends to feel the love. I am sure his mum said in 2020 or 2021 Novak didnt need the slam record to prove anything to anyone and deserves better than what he gets.
As i have said to you on other threads, there is a lot that goes on we dont know about. But what i do know as Nigel Farage mentioned it, is that Novak was subjected to some dreadfully intrusive covert surveillance by the British Government (as was Farage as have many unvaccinated people) including having his bank accounts checked, and apparently the UK Government did not want him playing in the country due to his vaccine stance.

My gut feeling is Novak has had to suffer all sorts of intrusion by other countries Governments over the years as the blatant fact is Federer and Nadal became part of the Establishment and Novak upset the status quo to an extent and he made enemies. His parents are aware of that and like all good parents they want to protect him as to them he will always be their little boy.

Personally i think Novak should keep playing and come out every match now with a jacket that has on the back and front 'I Completed Tennis...F U'

 

[intrepidish]

there is a lot that goes on we dont know about. But what i do know as Nigel Farage mentioned it, is that Novak was subjected to some dreadfully intrusive covert surveillance

This stuff is priceless.

 

[messiahrobins]

This stuff is priceless.

Farage wrote about it in the Daily Telegraph. In the UK they are literally jailing people now for what they post online. Given what i do for a living i know what Farage was saying is correct so he had no reason to mention Djokovic if it wasnt true. Australia obviously did the same to Novak, if not worse. The US kicked him out of an event, and dont think for one minute that DQ in 2020 was just a tournament decision either.
The fact Elon Musk got involved over the Djokovic v Channel 9 incident says to me much has been going on we dont know about. Musk wouldnt get involved in such a minor issue unless there was more going on.

 

[intrepidish]

Farage wrote about it in the Daily Telegraph. In the UK they are literally jailing people now for what they post online. Given what i do for a living i know what Farage was saying is correct so he had no reason to mention Djokovic if it wasnt true. Australia obviously did the same to Novak, if not worse. The US kicked him out of an event, and dont think for one minute that DQ in 2020 was just a tournament decision either.
The fact Elon Musk got involved over the Djokovic v Channel 9 incident says to me much has been going on we dont know about. Musk wouldnt get involved in such a minor issue unless there was more going on.

When your supposed impartial sources are Elon Musk and Nigel Farage, it's really beyond hilarious.

 

[messiahrobins]

When your supposed impartial sources are Elon Musk and Nigel Farage, it's really beyond hilarious.

Are you woke then? Musk is the richest man on earth and Farage is a very shrewd politician albeit i dont like him actually.

 

[intrepidish]

Are you woke then? Musk is the richest man on earth and Farage is a very shrewd politician albeit i dont like him actually.

I don't even know what 'woke' is supposed to mean and even less in this context. What gives you the idea that someone being wealthy and performing a **** salute (whether seriously or to provoke it doesn't matter) somehow speaks to that person's credibility?

As for Nigel Farage, it's ironic given his view of Eastern Europeans in general previously as people that he wouldn't even want to immigrate to his country and he used to famously praise Australian border security until he saw a political opening:

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[Winner Sinner]

At the end of 2023, Djokovic was still a better player than Sinner, and I don't say this only due to his clear victory in the Turin final, but also due to what we saw in the two matches won by Sinner.
Regardless of the dominance ratio, the round robin match was perfectly balanced in every phase of the match where serves dominated.
That day Sinner, as admitted by Djokovic himself, deserved to win simply because he was more proactive in the crucial moments of the third set.
Probably after having had the mathematical certainty of ending the year at number 1, Djokovic took to the court in that match against Sinner in the group stage without the usual knife between his teeth.

Instead, in the Davis Cup match in Malaga, the first two sets were one-sided, the first in favor of Sinner and the second in favor of Djokovic, while in the third the superiority of Djokovic was clear, as he appeared totally in control and destined to close it in his favor.
Before the turning point between the tenth and eleventh game, where Sinner first canceled out 3 consecutive match points on serve, only to then break the serve of a Serbian strangely discouraged by the missed opportunities in the previous game, the progress of that third and decisive set was rather unequivocal, with Sinner always forced to suffer in his rounds of service, while Djokovic always won his rather comfortably.

All this to reach the conclusion that Djokovic at the end of 2023, despite losing 2 out of 3 matches with Sinner, was still superior to the Italian player.
The strength values between the two have definitively reversed in 2024, both because Sinner in the meantime has further raised the level compared to his 2023 season finale, and because Djokovic has lowered his level compared to his 2023 season finale.

I would pay out of my own pocket to see a hard court challenge (outdoor or indoor, it makes no difference to both) between the current Sinner and the 2023 Djokovic.

 

[messiahrobins]

I don't even know what 'woke' is supposed to mean and even less in this context. What gives you the idea that someone being wealthy and performing a **** salute (whether seriously or to provoke it doesn't matter) somehow speaks to that person's credibility?

As for Nigel Farage, it's ironic given his view of Eastern Europeans in general previously as people that he wouldn't even want to immigrate to his country and he used to famously praise Australian border security until he saw a political opening:

Nigel Farage: Indian and Australian immigrants better than eastern Europeans

Ukip leader says two countries are more similar to the UK as he admits using heightened rhetoric about immigration to boost general election campaign

www.theguardian.com

Farage’s old praise of Australian border resurfaces as he now moans it’s too strict

Nigel Farage has recently been outspoken in criticising the Australian Border Force over initially denying Novak Djokovic entry into the country - yet back in 2016 he spoke out in support of their immigration system.When campaigning ahead of the Brexit referendum in 2016, Farage made his...

www.indy100.com

I do not like Farage. Guy is a total fraud. My point though was he does have influence and he directly named Djokovic as exhibit A of the point he was making.
Musk did not perform a **** Salute, that is laughable nonsense. Was Djokovic doing **** salutes when doing his boob throw? Was Nadal doing **** salutes when raising his arm to the crowd during his career and countless other players?
The reason Trump won by a total landslide is because of Left drivel like saying Musk was doing **** salutes. People are sick and tired of such over reactions.