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To be honest, I haven’t seen these comments, so I can’t say more. What I can say is that it’s always easier to judge and criticise than to understand. It’s a lesson I’ve learned in life.”
Asked about McEnroe’s comments, Djokovic said This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this routine. Don’t be fooled.”
During his quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz, ESPN commentator McEnroe said of Djokovic limping I don't know. We both were disappointed with what just happened, so we didn't talk about the future steps. We are so fresh off the court,
Djokovic said in a post-match news conference Obviously there's a lot of things that as a player, you know things are different when you're coaching, there's a lot more that you need to help with in terms of communication around the team,
There is a chance. Who knows? I’ll just have to see how the season goes. ... If I’m fit, healthy, motivated, I don’t see a reason why I wouldn’t come.”
He wasn't quite prepared to commit to returning to the Australian Open, either, when asked if this might have been his last appearance, saying I’ll keep going. I’ll keep striving to win more Slams,
Novak has done absolutely everything he could on the tennis court in the last 20 years,
said Zverev, who will be seeking his first Grand Slam title when he meets defending champion Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final at Rod Laver Arena Me and Novak agreed that after the tournament we would speak. We'll do that.”
Towards the end of that first set, I just started feeling more and more pain, and it was too much to handle for me at the moment. So, yeah, unfortunate ending, but I tried,
I knew, ... even if I won the first set, it was going to be a huge uphill battle for me.”
My goal is still to compete with the big guys and to compete for these kind of tournaments and try to win them,
I know that everybody paid for tickets and everybody wants to see hopefully a great five-set match,
It's just a sport that I fell in love with when I was very young and I still have the love for the sport. Even when I retire from professional tennis, I feel like I'm going to stay in tennis, stay involved in different roles because I feel like I owe this sport a lot for what it has been giving to me."
Speaking ahead of his first match at the Shanghai Masters in October, Djokovic declared I am interested in many things. I still want to learn to play the saxophone, to really learn,
Djokovic revealed, having performed on stage alongside cellist Stjepan Hauser at a concert in Belgrade in 2023 I want to keep going, but whether I’m going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, I’m not sure,
You know, I was just asking him how it was for him when he was having difficult moments, you know, 2016, ‘17 and all that, how he was coming back. He was always very open to me,
Whenever I struggled, I could always text him, I could always call him, I could always ask him for advice. I was speaking to him for hours last year in Shanghai.”
Paying tribute to Djokovic, Zverev added I wish Sascha all the best. You know, he deserves his first slam. I'll be cheering for him. Hopefully he can get it here,
I’m fully aware that the team that is with him has done an incredible job over many, many years to allow him to still be competing at this level at the age that he’s at,
I feel like they’ve been a great team,
said Murray, who lost four Melbourne finals to Djokovic during his playing career