After winning three of the four Colossal Slams last Twelve months, the 37-Twelve months-used has continued a dry spell in 2024, failing to bring together any majors for the first time since his break-plagued 2017 advertising and marketing campaign.
Reuters
01 December, 2024, 05:Forty five pm
Final modified: 01 December, 2024, 05:54 pm
Novak Djokovic is able to discipline Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the Colossal Slam stage when he returns to action at the Australian Inaugurate after an underwhelming advertising and marketing campaign this Twelve months, the 24-cases champion said.
After winning three of the four Colossal Slams last Twelve months, the 37-Twelve months-used has continued a dry spell in 2024, failing to bring together any majors for the first time since his break-plagued 2017 advertising and marketing campaign.
World No. 1 Sinner dethroned Djokovic at Melbourne Park en path to his maiden Colossal Slam bring together and the 23-Twelve months-used Italian furthermore beat the Serb within the Shanghai Masters last in October.
Reigning U.S. Inaugurate champion Sinner added the ATP Finals title to his tally, while Djokovic pulled out from the season-ending tournament with break.
Djokovic withdrew from the French Inaugurate quarter-finals attributable to a knee break, while 14-cases champion Rafa Nadal misplaced to Alexander Zverev within the first round, allowing Alcaraz to dominate Roland Garros.
The 21-Twelve months-used Spaniard Alcaraz furthermore retained his Wimbledon title. Nonetheless, Djokovic clinched his maiden Olympic gold in Paris, defeating Alcaraz three weeks after their Wimbledon last— proving his resilience.
“I think I’m in a position to tranquil play at the most reasonable stage. Sinner and Alcaraz luxuriate in established themselves because the two simplest players within the arena, to now not forget (Alexander) Zverev,” Djokovic said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport on Saturday.
“All of them might be the main candidates to bring together the Slams and other titles. Nonetheless, bodily and mentally I’m ready to play my tennis all yet again and I luxuriate in the feeling that I’m in a position to discipline these guys, my abilities can attain in helpful.”
Djokovic, who slipped to seventh within the ATP rankings, said 2024 used to be in all likelihood his least winning season within the last 10 years.
“So subsequent Twelve months I will play more tournaments and the Colossal Slams will be my priority. I will give my simplest to bring together, obviously if my physique lets in me to,” he said.
Asked what advice he would give Sinner, Djokovic said: “It seems to me that he’s doing effectively even with out my advice. But winning your first two Slams and turning into No. 1 is one thing, staying at that stage for years is one other.”
Following the retirements of Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, Djokovic stays the last man from his technology tranquil pushing for the crown.
Frail Wimbledon and U.S. Inaugurate champion Murray has joined Djokovic’s coaching team because the latter bids to bring together a file-extending 11th Australian Inaugurate when the season’s first main begins on Jan. 12.
