Novak Djokovic may have run out of new titles to win, but the 37-year-old isn't done competing. In a recent GQ Magazine profile, the winningest men's tennis player in history — with 24 Grand Slam titles to his name — said that he's not ready to retire yet.
Novak Djokovic claimed that his deportation from Australia was politically motivated, not related to his vaccination status or COVID. He argued that he was seen by the public as a "hero" for anti-vax sentiments and that the decision to deport him was influenced by politics rather than health concerns.
The Serbian champion has revealed shocking details about what happened at the 2022 Australian Open, when he was denied entry due to his status of not bvaccined
Novak Djokovic sparked global controversy in 2022 when he was deported from Australia after forgoing the necessary COVID vaccinations to play in the Australian Open. Now, with three years of hindsight,
Novak Djokovic analyzed many topics in the Media Day of the Australian Open 2025: one of the most significant was the reason that led him to the choice to contact Andy Murray as the new head coach.
Is Novak Djokovic the greatest tennis player of all time? If you look at his accomplishments, the answer should be obvious and yet it still seems to be up for debate.
"I don't know if he's going to be happy with me saying this," Djokovic said ahead of the Australian Open, "but my dad has been trying to retire me for a while now. He understands why I keep going, but he's like: 'What else do you want to do?'"
No. 7-ranked Novak Djokovic will take on No. 133 Nishesh Basavareddy in the Australian Open Round of 128 on Saturday, January 11.In his most recent outing, Djokovic lost to Alexei Popyrin 4-6,
24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic revealed that he was 'poisoned' on his short stay in in Melbourne back in 2022 during the COVID row. Djokovic's comments come just a couple of days before the star of the Australian Open 2025 where the world no.7 is seeking his record 25th Grand Slam.
"I know this court well. I have never managed to win the title here and this man - indicating Djokovic - is the only one responsible. Now I am here to try to sabotage him so that he does not win another Australian Open!" said Murray before telling the story behind the new collaboration.
Emma Raducanu was the only British player to draw a seed in the first round, having been pitted against Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opening match. Katie Boulter will face Rebecca Marino, while Jack Draper has been drawn against Mariano Navone.