Novak Djokovic Contemplated Retirement in 2018, Reveals Wife

According to his wife, Novak Djokovic considered ending his career in 2018

Novak Djokovic considered ending his career in 2018, the wife of the Serbian world number one revealed, according to the Belgian newspaper Le Soir.

Jelena, the wife of the world number 1, spoke candidly about one of the most complicated periods of the player’s career.

Novak Djokovic was a hit at the US Open, winning his 24th Grand Slam title after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final. The Serbian, who was already the most successful Grand Slam player of all time, further widened the gap with Rafael Nadal, who has 22 victories.

The end of Djokovic’s career could have been very different, as his wife recounted. In 2018, while recovering from elbow surgery, the Serbian lost in straight sets to Benoît Paire at the Miami tournament, prompting him to consider withdrawing from competition.

“After that match, he wanted to quit. He gathered all the members of his team and told them ‘you know what: I’m done, I’m done’. We cried and we told him that she couldn’t couldn’t do that, that it wasn’t the right time,” Jelena revealed in an interview.

“He didn’t want to play tennis or see a ball. He didn’t want to know anything at all,” Jelena added.

“But I love tennis and every day I take the kids to the court. After three days, Novak came. He saw that we were having fun and that it wasn’t training like he had. habit for years. Novak asked me if he could play and take a racket, but I refused. I started teasing him and told him he was retired. It was our turn to play,” she continued.

“He served and said it was good for him, then he came back every day and finally called his coach Marian Vajda to ask him to start training again,” Jelena concluded.

Djokovic, 36, is currently number one in the ATP rankings for the 392nd week of his career (an absolute record).

2023-09-21 18:03:26
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