Australian will be willing to participate in January 2026… 38 -year -old ‘burden’
Image enlargement
[AFP=연합뉴스]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong -chan = Nova Zokovic (7th, Serbia) announced that he will continue his career in 2026.
Zokovich lost 0-3 (4-6 6-7 2-6) to Carlos Alkaras (2nd, Spain) in the men’s singles semi-finals of the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York on the 5th (local time).
This year, he rose to the semifinals in the fourth major competitions, but Jokovic, who failed to advance to the finals, said, “We will not give up the grand slam challenge.”
Zokovic has won 24 times in the major fasting and has the highest record in this sector.
In addition to Zokovic, Margaret Court (Australia), who played a player in the 1960s and 1970s, reached the top of the women’s singles.
If Zokovic wins the major competition once more, he will set the first 25th championship.
The problem is Zokovic’s age. Born in May 1987, Zokovi is 39 years old in May 2026.
Rafael Nadal (Spain), one year older than Jokovic, retired last year, and Andy head (UK), the same age as Zoković, also finished his career for the Paris Olympics last year.
Born in 1981, Roger Federer (Switzerland) was a player until 2022, more than forty.
If Zokovic is a player until the age of retirement, he must play by 2028.
Yannik Shinner (No. 1, Italy), who is now a men’s tennis ‘Big 2’, was born in 2001, and Alcaras was born in 2003.
Image enlargement
[로이터=연합뉴스] Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
Jokovic said, “It’s a very difficult task,” he said. “I have a very difficult task.”
“It had a power to deal with alkalas until the second set, but it was difficult since then,” he said. “Alcaras was still in three sets.”
Zokovic’s Daum Major Competition is the Australian Open in January 2026.
The Australian Open is the most strongest in Zoković and the strongest among the four major competitions.
At the Australian Open, 2023 was the last championship, and in 2024 and this year, he was eliminated from the semifinals.
In reality, the Australian Open is the best opportunity for Jokovic to achieve 25 major championships.
Federer and Nadal both achieved the last major championship at 36 years old.
Zokovic’s recent major championship was also at the age of 36 with the US Open in 2023.
Since 1968, when professional athletes were allowed to participate in the major tournaments, the men’s singles wins in the 1972 Open Ken Rosewall (Australia) were 37 years old and 2 months.
emailid@yna.co.kr
Report is KakaoTalk OKJEBO
Unauthorized reproduction-No redistribution, AI learning and utilization>
September 06, 2025 12:09 Songgo
