Novak Djokovic has achieved almost all the things a tennis participant can aspire to realize, and even on the age of 36, stays one of many most interesting and most athletic gamers on tour. Despite the frustration of the loss to Carlos Alcaraz within the Wimbledon last, it has been a extremely profitable 12 months for the Serb, who received a tenth Australian Open title earlier than he broke the lads’s grand slam document with a victory on the French Open.

Although he stays on the prime of his recreation, at world quantity 2 within the ATP rankings, Djokovic has additionally begun to tempo himself when it comes to workload, focussing on Grand Slams. Djokovic was additionally emotional following the conclusion of the Wimbledon last, breaking down whereas talking to his son Stefan throughout the trophy ceremony.

In mild of this, Djokovic’s father has spoken out about what the longer term may maintain for Novak, a minimum of from his perspective. Speaking on Sportal’s Novak Djokovic documentary, Srdjan Djokovic claimed that he wished to see his son retire from the game inside a number of months, leaving him extra time for his household with all the things in tennis already in his pocket.

“As far as my wishes for him go, he has already fulfilled them all seven-eight years ago. The rest is this amazing bonus,” mentioned Srdjan Djokovic. “Tennis is only one segment of his life, not his whole life, I expect him to be recognized for the things he will do after his career ends as well, after he leaves the tennis world, which I hope it will happen next year.”

The finish of 2024 has already been marked out on the final time Djokovic’s nice rival Rafael Nadal will take to the tennis courts, with age and harm attending to the Spaniard. It additionally comes quickly after Roger Federer’s announcement of his personal retirement in 2022, signalling the tip of the ‘big 3’ period.

“And for Novak to slowly but surely… It’s not the end, but in a year-and-a-half let’s say… My wish as a father – I think for some time that he should have stopped working this extremely difficult job,” continued Srdjan. “It’s physically and mentally challenging and very demanding – with him being fully dedicated for 30 years, and not taking his foot off the gas, there is not much time for other things in life.”

Djokovic has a younger household, with one son and one daughter, and may look to spend extra time with them, his spouse, and his mother and father in coming years, with the tennis tour being a busy and year-long endeavor. Nonetheless, Djokovic continues to be among the finest gamers on tour, and can little doubt need to add some extra grand slams to his tally. Significantly, his eyes may very well be on the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the gold medal being one of many few issues he hasn’t efficiently tracked down over his illustrious profession.

Djokovic not too long ago pulled out of the Rogers Cup Masters in Canada in August, however may look to compete within the Cincinnati Masters as a warm-up to the US Open in September, the place he’ll battle for his fourth trophy at Flushing Meadows.