After the defeat to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon 2025 semi -finals, Novak Djokovic officially denied all rumors of retirement.
Despite a shocking defeat against the young Italian player, the 38 -year -old Serbian legend confirmed that he still did not want to stop and will continue to play, especially in Wimbledon – the place that once brought him a lot of glory in his career.
“This is definitely not my last match in Wimbledon. I plan to return at least once again,” Djokovic declared in the press conference after the defeat. Contrary to speculation that he may consider hanging after a season full of injury and disappointment, Djokovic shows his determination to continue fighting.
In the semi -final, Djokovic showed bad performance, many times of heavy movement and exhausted at Sinner's youth and comprehensive attack. He admitted: “I was stunned by Sinner's play. He played almost perfect.”
In addition, Djokovic also frankly shared about the difficulties due to age: “To be honest, my physical strength is greatly affected in this match. Feeling on the pitch is not pleasant. However, I do not want to go into my injury or complain about being unable to play with the highest performance. I want to congratulate Jannik for the better performance.”
“Well, he reached the final with a very good match. I was a bit disappointed with myself because I couldn't move well as expected. Injury was not a risk at all. It was just an age issue and worn out of the body. No matter how carefully I took care of myself, the story still came to me.
“It's hard to accept it. I always think I am still energetic and can still play the top tennis. That's what I have been doing this season. However, I think playing the 5 -set match will be a maximum challenge for me.”
“The longer the tournament lasts, the worse my problem is. Although I still reach the semi -finals or finals of this year's Grand Slam, the opponent will be Sinner or Alcaraz. Both are very young, strong and have a complete gameplay. To win them at this time is almost impossible. It is one of the things I have to accept at this time. Although I don't like it.”
One of the noteworthy issues is that the knee injury caused Djokovic to have surgery just a month before Wimbledon. Despite recovering to attend the tournament, he said his body was not completely in the best state. However, Djokovic denied blaming injury: “I don't want to excuse. Sinner won.”
Besides, Djokovic also brings good news to fans when he revealed that he would recover completely in the next few days and have no big health problems. Despite being empty -handed at the three Grand Slams at the beginning of the year, Serbian player still shows strong will and belief in the ability to conquer new heights.
“I do not want to stop. My family and the support team will accompany me to decide the appropriate schedule to continue playing the top,” Djokovic said. This speech as a promise to the fans that, although the time did not wait for anyone, the journey of Novak Djokovic has not ended.