Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Novak Djokovic physically exhausted

The 2025 tennis play was highly engaged for Novak Djokovic. At the property of 38, the Serbian ace reached the semifinals of each 4 Grand Slams, which would beryllium a immense occurrence for astir tennis players, but for him this play proved to beryllium 1 of the astir physically demanding. In beforehand of young tennis players similar Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Novak had large problems to support apical signifier passim the year.

"Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner volition regularisation for a precise agelong time. How long? I deliberation it mostly depends connected the 2 of them. At the moment, nary 1 tin lucifer them. Neither Aleksander Zverev nor Novak Djokovic. Unfortunately, Novak is physically worn retired and helium knows it. And astatine expansive slams, with 3 sets won, it is precise hard to physically withstand the conflict with young guys who are astatine the highest of their powers. And this applies to Alcaraz and Sinner arsenic well. I americium acrophobic that we volition spot their dominance astatine slightest for the adjacent 5 years", said Yevgeny Kafelnikov, erstwhile Australian Open and Roland Garros champion.

Kafelnikov connected Medvedev

And portion Novak is trying to support competitiveness, Yevgeny Kafelnikov besides analyzed the concern with Daniil Medvedev. The erstwhile satellite fig 1 is present ranked 18th connected the ATP list, and the Russian ace is not known for obeying the proposal of his elder colleagues. 

"I would ne'er beryllium Daniil's coach. He simply wouldn't recognize what I would accidental to him now. Only juniors aged 15, 16 oregon 17 would beryllium good, due to the fact that astatine that property they tin judge what they are told. The ego of older players is excessively strong. A tennis subordinate who has already achieved large occurrence volition not perceive to anyone. Medvedev was the archetypal successful the world, helium thinks helium knows what is champion for him," Kafelnikov explained.

This investigation highlights however hard it is for older tennis players to support continuity astatine the highest level, particularly successful the conflict with young, highly physically acceptable players. Djokovic, though an awesome veteran, faces the world that helium is physically exhausted, which puts him successful an uncertain concern earlier the adjacent Grand Slams.