Srdjan Djokovic, father of Novak Djokovic, stated he hopes his son would retire from the game on the finish of the 2024 tennis season.
“As far as my wishes for him go, he has already fulfilled them all seven-eight years ago. The rest is this amazing bonus,” Srdjan stated, whereas talking in Sportal’s documentary titled ‘Novak Djokovic – Untold Stories’.
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“Tennis is only one segment of his life, not his whole life, I expect him to be recognized for the things he will do after his career ends as well, after he leaves the tennis world, which I hope it will happen next year.”
He stated it was time for the following era of gamers to get pleasure from their second underneath the solar.
Djokovic, presently aged 37, holds the file for probably the most grand slams received amongst males (23) and was the dropping finalist on the just lately concluded Wimbledon championships.
“In a year-and-a-half let’s say… My wish as a father – I think for some time that he should have stopped working this extremely difficult job. It’s physically and mentally challenging and very demanding – with him being fully dedicated for 30 years, and not taking his foot off the gas, there is not much time for other things in life,” he stated.
Novak’s mom Dijana nonetheless stated, “It’s all up to him. As far as I’m concerned, he can retire right now – he has won everything.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com