Novak Djokovic Reveals ‘Secrets of His Return’ to Greece’s Rising Star: “Don’t Wake Me Up from This Dream”

Novak Djokovic finished the 2025 season with two ATP 250 titles, which he lifted at the Geneva Open and the Hellenic Championship.

Novak Djokovic Reveals ‘Secrets of His Return’ to Greece’s Rising Star: “Don’t Wake Me Up from This Dream”

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Novak Djokovic lives in Athens and has started his training for the next season. While training, he met a teenage star, whose happiness knew no bounds after meeting the Serbian legend.

The teenage boy was Rafael Pagonis, who is a part of the Boys’ 14 & Under tour. He took to his Instagram to share the picture he clicked with the Serb. Pagonis revealed that Djokovic shared the secret of his return of serve.

Today I had a dream that I was invited to play tennis with the @djokernole He was so kind, generous, and he told me the secrets of his return. Please don’t wake me up from this dream! Thank you @djokernole for this out of the world experience! See you soon…..

Rafael Pagonis wrote on Instagram

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Djokovic did not have a great season by his usual standards. The man who is known for winning Grand Slam titles one after the other had to satisfy himself by winning just two ATP 250 titles.

After losing the Miami Open final to Jakub Mensik, the 38-year-old beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Geneva Open, later at the Hellenic Championship, Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti.

Djokovic played the Grand Slam semifinals of all four Majors. While an injury stopped his progression at the Australian Open, World No.2 Jannik Sinner knocked him out at the French Open and Wimbledon, while World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz eliminated him at the US Open. Djokovic, just like last year, skipped the ATP Finals, where he has won the most (seven times).

Jack Draper on whether Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can beat prime Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer

Jannik Sinner recently sat for an interview with Tennis Mentor during which he was asked whether Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are capable of defeating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic in their prime.

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner (Image via X/Yahoo Sports, AllAboutHQ)

I mean, I think it’s tough. Because those guys have got so much experience and they’ve done it for so many years and they’ve been so consistent, and you can’t match them to those guys just yet.

Jack Draper said

Draper has met Djokovic once and lost that match. Against Nadal as well, the lone match ended against his favor. He never clashed with the Swiss maestro.

But I think from a purely tennis perspective, and what they’re doing on the court, I think some of their top level has been as good as those guys in their prime. So I think they’ve probably got a long way to go to be like, in with that sort of crowd because they’ve achieved so much, but at the same time their tennis is, you know, I think everyone would agree that it’s out of this world.

Jack Draper added

Some from the tennis world think that if Draper keeps injuries at bay, he could join Sinner and Alcaraz to form another Big 3. The Brit has locked horns with the six-time Grand Slam champion six times, winning two matches, including in the semifinals of this year’s Indian Wells. Against Sinner, he holds a 1-1 head-to-head tie.

This year, Draper reached three finals. After losing the Qatar Open to Andrey Rublev, the 23-year-old clinched his career’s first Big Title by defeating Holger Rune at Indian Wells. Draper then reached one more final, this time, at the Madrid Open, where Casper Ruud denied him the win.

Draper was forced to end his season early. After winning his first-round match against Federico Agustin Gomez at the US Open, Draper withdrew from the tournament due to an arm injury, eventually ending his season.

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