The former champion predicts: Novak Djokovic will say goodbye to tennis in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic missed the Wimbledon last for the archetypal clip successful six years. The Serbian tennis subordinate ended his show successful London successful the semi-finals, defeated by Jannik Sinner, and was besides injured.

Although helium said aft the tourney that helium would not beryllium distant from the tribunal for long, galore are wondering erstwhile Novak volition return, successful bid to hole for the past Grand Slam of the season, the US Open.

At the league successful London, Novak said: 

"This volition decidedly not beryllium my past Wimbledon" and added that helium plans to travel backmost and play astatine slightest 1 much time. However, considering the predominant defeats by the tandem of Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the question arises erstwhile the legendary erstwhile fig 1 volition enactment an extremity to his superb vocation and decorativeness playing professionally.

Rene Stab, the erstwhile fig 1 subordinate successful the satellite successful doubles, expressed her sentiment successful her podcast that she believes that Novak volition determine that his past Grand Slam quality volition beryllium astatine the Australian Open successful Melbourne, the tourney wherever helium won a grounds 10 titles.

"I deliberation helium benignant of hinted that his past Grand Slam would beryllium the Australian Open. The crushed for that is that helium is the astir palmy there, helium has won 10 titles. It is not a atrocious mode to accidental goodbye to tennis, if helium chooses to bash so. It is surely the spot wherever helium had the champion accidental of a Grand Slam. If helium does triumph his 25th trophy, it volition astir apt beryllium there," Stab believes.

John McEnroe reacts

Tennis fable John McEnroe is not excessively optimistic astir Novak's return: 

"Respect to the large Novak, but nary 1 has beaten time." Many believed that astatine 38 years old, Novak has the champion accidental astatine Wimbledon, but successful the past 3 years, Carlos Alcaraz has won the titles determination doubly and Jannik Sinner.

Rene Stab further explains: “I thought Novak had the champion accidental astatine Wimbledon, but that accidental has present gone. I consciousness similar helium thinks the Australian Open was a fantastic spot successful his life, helium had a batch of melodramatic moments there, but helium besides experienced atrocious attraction from the Australian government. It’s an absorbing dichotomy, but I judge that’s wherever helium wants to extremity his career. I deliberation he’ll play his past Grand Slam there.”

After Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic is inactive sixth successful the satellite ATP rankings with 4,130 points.