I Really feel I Can Problem These Guys

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 2, 2024

Photograph credit score: Rolex Paris Masters Fb 

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz break up the Grand Slam spoils this season.

Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic says he is able to problem these reigning champions for Slam silverware.

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The 2024 season marked the primary time since 2017 that Djokovic did not win a Grand Slam title.

The 37-year-old Serbian famous person fulfilled a dream when he defeated Alcaraz to seize the Olympic gold medal for Serbia on the Paris Olympic Video games.

In an interview with Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport, Djokovic mentioned he views Sinner, Alcaraz and French Open finalist Alexander Zverev because the the highest three contenders for 2025 Grand Slams and he believes he can beat all of them.

“I really feel I can nonetheless play on the highest stage,” Djokovic advised Gazzetta dello Sport. “Sinner and Alcaraz have established themselves as the 2 greatest gamers on the planet, to not overlook Zverev.

“All of them would be the foremost candidates to win the Slams and different titles. Nevertheless, bodily and mentally I’m able to play my tennis once more and I’ve the sensation that I can problem these guys, my expertise can turn out to be useful.”

At present ranked No. 7, Djokovic has been coaching with former rival Andy Murray, who will coach him by means of the 2025 Australian Open. Working with Murray, Djokovic mentioned he envisions enjoying extra tournaments in 2025 than he did in 2024.

Previous to bowing to Sinner within the 2024 Australian Open semifinals, Djokovic had captured the Melbourne main in his final 5 appearances Down Underneath.

Djokovic owns a 94-9 lifetime report on the Australian Open, his greatest profitable share at any main, and can intention to assert a record-extending twenty fifth Grand Slam championship in Melbourne subsequent month.

“So subsequent yr I’ll play extra tournaments and the Grand Slams will probably be my precedence,” Djokovic  mentioned. “I’ll give my greatest to win, in fact, if my physique permits me to.”