Djokovic hopes for ‘Last Dance’-style documentary, not giving up on Serbia Open

Novak Djokovic’s documentary was first mentioned during the 2021 Australian Open, and since then it has been postponed multiple times. Speaking to the Serbian press following his first-round win at Wimbledon over Pedro Cachin, Djokovic said that the new material keeps arriving, hence the delay.

“I was convinced that the documentary would be published [released – ed.] by the end of 2021 or in 2022. It keeps getting moved for a simple reason, though, as a lot is going on in my career, so we’re trying to come up with the best possible plan on how to present it. Whether it’s a documentary film or a series, we also have to decide who will be our partner on the project as well. Now we’re adding some more material because of Paris (winning the French Open title),“ said Djokovic.

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He added: “I don’t have the exact date, I’m a bit anxious to see it too, I would love to have it as soon as possible. On the other hand, we want to do the best job possible. I’ve watched (Michael) Jordan’s ‘The Last Dance’, ten episodes with each episode lasting 50 minutes… We’ve been shooting for years, there is a lot of material, so perhaps we can do something similar. When I have more precise information about the date of release, I will let you know.”

Not giving up on Serbia Open – Djokovic

Serbia Open probably won’t be in the ATP calendar next year as that license moves to Bucharest, but Djokovic is not giving up on hosting a tournament in his home country.

“For the last four or five months, my brother (Djordje) has been in touch with the ATP and the owners of some tournament’s licenses, trying to come up with a solution for 2024, but there is no feedback for now. As I said earlier, it’s not that simple because the ATP is not giving out new licenses, and the most existing tournaments are profitable, so the owners understandably don’t want to give that up,“ commented Djokovic, but he remains hopeful.

“On the other hand, there are a few tournaments that are not that profitable, the ones that are struggling organisationally and economically… I won’t name them, of course, but we are in dialogue with them. We would love to establish a tradition of a tennis tournament in Serbia. At this point, 250-tournament is most realistic, anything above that would be biting off more than we can chew. There are going to be a lot of changes in the ATP calendar starting in 2025, so we’ll see.“

In the second round of Wimbledon, Djokovic is due to face Jordan Thompson on Wednesday.

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