Novak Djokovic 37 years old and world number 7, he was spotted at the Qatar F1 Grand Prix. He was one of the special guests on the day of free practice and grid preparation of the Sprint Race.
He will not be able to cover the whole event because on Sunday he has to play against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in Roca Park of Buenos Aires. ‘Nole’ intervened in a kind of new farewell to the South American, who was separated from the group of the selected to which he belonged in normal physical condition due to a knee injury.
This is almost a starter for Novak Djokovicwho advanced his family vacation to do a good job in the preseason. His idea is to compete in the first week of 2025, in one of the ATP tournaments before the Australian Open, which he has won ten times. Although he lost his hegemony at the hands of the Italian Jannik Sinner.
His main goal in the new season is to add a Grand Slam to the 24 already won. He only had a winless campaign in competitions in that category, although he did win an Olympic gold, which he admitted was zero.
Among the moves to improve his performance at this stage of his career was signing the Scotsman Andy Murray as the new coach. An ally and rival since youth, the Briton has retired, having once suffered a major hip injury. A prosthesis is the solution to be able to play a few more years, marking the path for future problems of this kind, which continue to be very complicated for a tennis player. Rafael Nadal He also worked hard for it.
In the circuit of Losail Djokovic assessed the reason for his union with Andy Murray, speaking to Sky Sports. “I’m thinking about next season and I’m trying to figure out what I need at this stage of my career because I stopped working with my coach Goran Ivanisevic. “It took six months to find out if I really needed a coach, and if so, who would it be,” he said.
Once he was convinced to have a coach by his side, “we thought of a few names and I understood that the perfect coach for me at this moment is someone who has gone through the experiences I have gone through. Possibly someone who has won many Grand Slams, former number one in the world, I think of different people and Andy Murray It came up in conversations I had with my team. And I said, “Okay, I’ll call him and see how it goes.”
The British did not expect this. “He was surprised because he wasn’t expecting it. We connected quickly and he accepted after a few days. He was very excited,” explained ‘Nole’.
Two stars, of the same age, joined forces from a different position than experienced on the court until recently. “It’s a surprise for me and for everyone, but it’s exciting for tennis. He’s been one of my biggest rivals and we’re the same age, we’ve played on all the main middle courts. I’m looking forward to starting preparing the tournament on the court with him next season.”
The agreement establishes this past period and the competition until the end of Australian Open. Then they decide how to continue this relationship.
Source: La Verdad
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