Novak Djokovic has lived a season that borders on the surreal. After the Australian Open dispute, after skipping the two tours on North American cement and winning Wimbledon without seeing the shadow of a point, the Serbian phenomenon ended 2022 in style.
He only stopped in the Paris-Bercy final and won Tel Aviv and Astana back to back before, of course, the ATP finals in Turin, beating Casper Ruud in the final. In summary: Djokovic, who finished as number five in the world, a paradox given the dynamics, will also play the Adelaide stage before the first Major of the year.
He will have an extraordinary group, with no less than five of the sixteen best players in the world in the starting line-up. In summary: during an Asics event held in Marbella, the Serbian phenomenon stopped at what are, after almost twenty years of career, the elements that have not yet reduced his hunger for victories.
Djokovic evidently took the opportunity, as he often does, to declare his unconditional love for tennis and explain what it means to not give up. Especially when things seem to be going in the wrong direction. “I love playing tennis, I love it deeply and I have a lot of fun on the court every day of my life.
I also love playing with my wife and children, who not only always support me, but are one of my main sources of inspiration. I think this genuine love for the sport is what keeps me on top, what drives me to compete for big things.
I want to keep trying to win Masters 1000, Slams and do important things for my country in team competitions.”
Nole Djokovic is a legend
Novak Djokovic might be the epitome of the adage: “It’s not how you start, but how you finish.”
“That kind of performance could not come at a better moment for me, because I was looking really to get at that highest level and try to finish the season in style, and hopefully carry that momentum into the next season,” said Novak Djokovic during the Asics Tennis Summit in Marbella.
He failed against youngster Holger Rune in the finals in Paris Masters but wrapped up the season at the summit as he prevailed in the year-end championships. “That was a great way to finish the season. This season has been very challenging for me in many levels.
The way I started was something I never experienced before. So it took me several months really to find a balance on the court mentally, physically, and emotionally, and to really be able to start playing tennis that I want to play,” said Djokovic.
