Novak Djokovic Confirms Aspirations of Retiring at the 2028 LA Olympics

Novak Djokovic has achieved basically everything you would hope that a tennis player would want to achieve. The Serbian has won all of the major tournaments and is the most decorated champion ever. Now, with him on a 2-year Grand Slam drought, the questions about his retirement are gathering pace.

Djokovic, meanwhile, has planned to extend his career until the 2028 LA Olympics. The Serb has said that he wants to put an end to his career alongside the Serbian flag. Djokovic said in his Athens press conference:

I want to end my career at the Olympic Games 2028 with the Serbian flag.

Djokovic has been successful throughout his career and has maintained consistency for the majority of his career. However, at 38, there are doubts whether he could challenge the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

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The answer is that no one else has been able to do that. In fact, the Serb is the only player bar Sinner to defeat Alcaraz in Grand Slams this year. However, Sinner has had the Serb’s number since the 2023 Davis Cup finals.

Novak Djokovic secures 101st title in Athens

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic captured the 101st title of his career after rallying to defeat Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the ATP event in Athens on Saturday. The victory places him among an elite group of players with over 100 titles, joining Roger Federer, who has 103, and Jimmy Connors, who leads with 109.

At 38 years and five months old, Djokovic became the oldest ATP champion since Ken Rosewall, who triumphed in Hong Kong at age 43 in 1977. This was also Djokovic’s second title of the 2025 season, following his win in Geneva on clay back in May.

The Athens tournament, organized by Djokovic’s younger brother Djordje, was originally scheduled to be held in Belgrade, as it was in 2024. However, the ATP announced in August that the event would be relocated to Athens, without giving an official reason for the change.

In recent months, Djokovic has taken a more outspoken stance on political matters, voicing his support for student protests against Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s government. As a result, he has reportedly fallen out of favor with Serbian authorities and has been criticized by pro-government media outlets.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the ATP Finals

World No.4 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals for the second consecutive year, just hours after defeating Lorenzo Musetti in a grueling three-hour final to win the Hellenic Championship on Saturday.

The Serbian star cited a shoulder injury as the reason for his withdrawal from the season-ending event, which features the world’s top eight players and begins Sunday in Turin, Italy.

Djokovic’s absence opens the door for Musetti to enter the tournament, despite his loss in the Athens final. Originally, Felix Auger-Aliassime had secured the final qualifying spot before the late change.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion revealed that he had been struggling with the shoulder issue throughout the week in Athens. Djokovic, a seven-time ATP Finals winner, also missed last year’s edition due to injury.

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