By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 2, 2024
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz cut 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 didn’t 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 stated 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 instructed Gazzetta dello Sport. “Sinner and Alcaraz have established themselves as the 2 finest gamers on this planet, to not neglect Zverev.
“All of them would be the predominant candidates to win the Slams and different titles. Nonetheless, 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.”
Presently ranked No. 7, Djokovic has been coaching with former rival Andy Murray, who will coach him via the 2025 Australian Open. Working with Murray, Djokovic stated 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 Beneath.
Djokovic owns a 94-9 lifetime document on the Australian Open, his finest successful share at any main, and can goal 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 stated. “I’ll give my finest to win, after all, if my physique permits me to.”
