Novak Djokovic will break up with tennis after the US Open 2025 if he no longer believes he can win big tournaments, according to Patrick McEnroe, the former double championship at Roland Garros.
At this year's Flushing Meadows, Serbian player will hunt for the 25th Grand Slam title, in order to overcome Margaret Court's record in the list of the most Grand Slam championships in history.
Djokovic won the first Grand Slam at Australian Open 2008, after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final. His latest coronation was at the US Open 2023, when surpassing Daniil Medvedev. However, at the present time, he no longer holds absolute dominance, because the younger generation like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are controlling the male felt ball village.
At the US Open this year, Djokovic will start with the match against Learner Tien. McEnroe shared with Forbes at an ESPN press conference about the future of the 38 -year -old player.
“I think Novak certainly needs more help (to win the US Open),” McEnroe analyzed. “The bigger question we may have to ask after this tournament ends: will he come back? Will he continue to play? Because I have doubts.
I don't think he himself had the answer. I don't have any internal information, but I know one thing: he won't continue to play if he doesn't believe he can win. And I think his time fund to win more Grand Slam is gradually running out. “
Meanwhile, Mary Joe Fernandez, three times to the Grand Slam Final, said that Djokovic would be difficult to overcome Sinner or Alcaraz if you encountered in New York: “I think Sinner is gradually doing everything that Novak has done, but a little faster, a little stronger,” she said.
“Even Novak also acknowledged that after Wimbledon that it was increasingly difficult to maintain such a high level before these players.
At the US Open last year, Djokovic was eliminated early in the third round after defeat against Alexei Popyrin. However, in this season, he reached the semi -finals of Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, showing that he persisted in the final stage of major tournaments.
After Wimbledon 2025, Djokovic affirmed: “I think, regardless of whether I don't win this year's Grand Slam or last year, I still feel myself playing the best tennis at the Grand Slam.