Novak Djokovic preparing to return to best in 2025: ‘Tennis is still my focus’ | Tennis News
Despite suffering a slump in the 2024 season, Novak Djokovic has reaffirmed that he is preparing for next year and is focused on returning to his best while training at “full throttle” in the off season.
After withdrawing from the ATP Finals, taking place in Turin next week, Djokovic all but ended his 2024 season unless he makes an appearance for Serbia at the Davis Cup finals later this month.
Outside of winning the Olympic gold, the final remaining achievement in his illustrious career, the Serb has been far from his best throughout 2024. It was the first season he went without a Grand Slam title since 2017 and the gold in Paris is his only tour-level title of the year.
Neither motivation nor intensity of preparations have dipped, though. “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,” Djokovic was quoted as saying tennismajors.com on the sidelines of a basketball game in Belgrade.
“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 24-time Major winner added. “I would like to play the Davis Cup too, let’s see what happens.”
Having withdrawn from both the Paris Masters and the ATP Finals this month, he last played at the Masters 1000 event in Shanghai, where he lost in the final to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Djokovic also took part in the big-money ‘Six Kings’ exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.
