In the summer of 2007, soon after he turned 20, Djokovic made the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon, before reaching the final at the U.S. Open. He was No. 3 in the world for all of July, dropped to No. 4 for a week in August, and then stayed at No. 3 — until May 2009.

Novak Djokovic has revealed what he plans to do when he finally quits top-level tennis, hinting that retirement may not be far off.

The passing of age is moving and it is felt and this year Novak Djokovic won only one title. For him it was a priority, we talk about the Olympic gold medal but also the Serbian had to deal with the rise of the new forward and in particular of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, tennis players who gave him big losses during these months.

In a surprising twist for tennis fans, Novak Djokovic has struggled all year to crack the code of Jannik Sinner’s serve, a challenge that has seen the Serbian legend unable to generate a single break point against the young Italian star in 2024.

Novak Djokovic, the holder of a men’s record 24 Grand Slam titles, went down 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to Jannik Sinner in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. It was Djokovic’s third defeat in his last four clashes against Sinner.

Michael Chang believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarazs blossoming rivalry will fill the void left by Rafael Nadals impending retirement.