“I’m going to play in the first week of the season” – Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is enjoying some time off, but insists that “tennis is still a big focus” as he plans for 2025.

Djokovic missed the Paris Masters, where he was the defending champion, and due to a minor injury he will not be in Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals either.

As Djokovic has stated for several years now, his main focus at this stage of his career are Grand Slams.

“I told you guys that a million times. I would like to play the Davis Cup too, let’s see what happens,“ smiled Djokovic as he spoke to Sport Klub at half-time of the basketball game in Belgrade between Crvena zvezda and Alba in Euroleague.

Djokovic: I needed to recharge and refresh

The night before, Djokovic was spotted at the football stadium watching the Champions League match between Crvena Zvezda and FC Barcelona, but soon he will hit the tennis courts again.

“Tennis is still my focus! I am going at full throttle in the off-season, we go for another ride. I just needed to recharge and refresh a bit after an exhausting year,“ said Djokovic in the breaks between people approaching him for selfies.

He has already made plans for the start of 2025: “I am going to play in the first week of the season, I am just not sure yet where. Then, of course, Australian Open.“

The last time Djokovic played prior to the first Slam of the season, in 2023, he won both Adelaide and the Australian Open.

“Let’s hurry up, the game is about to start,“ Djokovic said before returning to his seat to the sound of 8,000 people chanting his name.

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