Novak Djokovic participated in the inaugural edition of the World Tennis League, having fun with the other players and interacting with the fans on several occasions. The former world number 1 had a lot of difficulties in 2022, mainly due to his decision not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The Serbian phenomenon had to give up the Australian Open and the US Open, in addition to suffering serious image damage. For the same reason, the 35-year-old Belgrade missed all the American Masters 1000 (Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal and Cincinnati).
Nole redeemed himself by triumphing at Wimbledon for the fourth time in a row, the seventh time in his history. In addition to matching his idol Pete Sampras to seven wins at Church Road, he moved within one step of archrival Rafael Nadal in the all-time Slam rankings.
Goran Ivanisevic’s protégé will try to catch up already at the 2023 Australian Open, after his three-year ban has been lifted. Questioned by journalists during the World Tennis League in Dubai, Djokovic reiterated his intention to play for a long time: “I would like to continue as long as possible.
Until now I have not thought about retirement. Things are going pretty well for me, I can’t complain. As long as I can express myself at this level and have the fire…
