Since winning the Gold Medal at the Paris Olympic Games a year ago, Novak Djokovic has set a new goal to conquer the 25th Grand Slam title, becoming the oldest tennis player ever achieved this achievement and officially surpassed Margaret Court in the historical rankings.
Former No. 1 in the world tried to achieve this milestone at the US Open 2024, but was eliminated in the first week, before she could recover physically after the victory in the Olympic Games a few weeks earlier.
In this season, the Serbian legend reached the semi -finals of Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but did not bring the feeling that he could go further. Djokovic's body no longer reacts as before, while the two players are leading ATP – Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – seemingly no intention of “giving way” to Nole once more.
The general feeling is that the 38 -year -old player from Belgrade now needs a little luck, because it is difficult to overcome two younger opponents in the same 5 -set tournament.
Recently, Djokovic confirmed that he did not attend the Masters 1000 in Toronto later this month, and is expected to return at Cincinnati Masters – the only prize before entering the US Open late summer.
In an interview on Gill Gross's YouTube channel, the leading analyst Steve Flink said that overtaking Margaret Court was not too important for Djokovic.
Flink said: “In my opinion, Novak should look back and realize that the goal he has pursued for so long is to overcome Nadal and Federer, becoming the leader in the male group. Then suddenly the discussion turned to whether he would overcome Margaret Court or not.
The 100th title is a meaningful milestone, and I think winning in Geneva helps him relieve pressure. But to be honest, I don't think Novak needs to have the 25th Grand Slam title. That will not change the way the expert or history assesses his position in history. “
Thereby, Steve Flink denied that Djokovic was under pressure to reach the 25th Grand Slam to strengthen his heritage, saying what he had done was enough to affirm his position in tennis history.