Novak Djokovic clearly is not done dominating his sport. He says so. His coach says so.
And, most importantly, his performances throughout a draining run to a record-extending 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title, plus his return on Monday to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, say so.
His message on Sunday night, essentially, was: Look out.
바카라I still have lots of motivation. Let바카라s see how far it takes me. I really don바카라t want to stop here. I don바카라t have intention to stop here,바카라 the 35-year-old Djokovic said after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, a man more than a decade his junior, by a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) score in the final at Melbourne Park. 바카라I feel great about my tennis. I know that when I바카라m feeling good physically, (and) mentally present, I have a chance to win any Slam against anybody.바카라
Hard to argue.
Not only has no man won more major trophies (Rafael Nadal also has 22; Margaret Court, with 24, and Serena Williams, with 23, are the only players in history with more), but Djokovic just keeps applying constant pressure on opponents 바카라 regardless of the surface or any apparent obstacles in his way.
He returned to Australia with some trepidation, unsure of what sort of reception awaited a year after he was deported for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, and was fine. He dealt with a sore left hamstring, and was fine, dropping one set along the way to the title. He was bothered by the unusual circumstances that kept his father 바카라 who had last attended the Australian Open 15 years ago 바카라 away from Rod Laver Arena for Djokovic바카라s semifinal and final, and was fine.
Well, able to bottle all of that up, anyway, until the last point was played. That바카라s when Djokovic 바카라emotionally collapsed,바카라 as he put it, sobbing in the stadium.
바카라It required an enormous mental energy, really, to stay present, to stay focused, to take things day by day,바카라 he said, wearing a white zippered jacket with 바카라22바카라 printed on the chest, 바카라and really see how far I can go.바카라
His strokes are pure as can be. His athleticism, too. His resolve? Off the charts.
바카라Novak is a player that pushes you to your limits,바카라 is the way Tsitsipas explained it.
He would know. He has lost 10 consecutive matches to Djokovic, two in Grand Slam finals.
바카라I don바카라t see this as a curse. I don바카라t see this as something, like, annoying,바카라 Tsitsipas continued. 바카라This is very good for the sport 바카라 to have competitors like him, to have champions like him.바카라
The 바카라GOAT바카라 debate 바카라 바카라Greatest of All-Time바카라 바카라 has consumed tennis fans for years, comparing Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer. It바카라s an OK parlor game, sure, although silly on its merits. All three, it goes without saying, are great.
Federer, 41, is retired. Nadal, 37 in June, left Melbourne with an injured left hip flexor. Djokovic, 36 in May, keeps on keeping on.
For how much longer?
바카라Definitely two, three more years,바카라 said Goran Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion who has coached Djokovic since 2019. 바카라The way he바카라s taking care of his body, the way he (approaches) everything, the food, it바카라s amazing.바카라
Djokovic won바카라t be pinned down on what he has left. Nor should he. Like Federer, like Nadal, like Williams, he can play as long as he pleases.
Let바카라s just say Djokovic is not satisfied with what he바카라s done.
바카라I don바카라t know how many more years I바카라m going to play or how many more Slams I바카라m going to play. It depends on various things. It doesn바카라t depend only on my body,바카라 the father of two said, noting that a proper balance with his family life is important to him, too.
As it is, Djokovic won 10 of the last 19 majors 바카라 Nadal has a half-dozen of those 바카라 and no one collected more after turning 30. There are youngsters to keep at bay, chief among them Carlos Alcaraz, who won the U.S. Open and rose to No. 1 in September at 19 but missed the Australian Open with a leg injury.
Djokovic wasn바카라t at Flushing Meadows for the same reason he wasn바카라t at Melbourne Park last year, and the United States, unlike Australia, still is not admitting unvaccinated foreigners.
But before that, Djokovic is sure to be the favorite at Roland Garros if Nadal isn바카라t healthy, and at Wimbledon, which he already has won seven times.
바카라Physically, I can keep myself fit. Of course, 35 is not 25, even though I want to believe it is,바카라 Djokovic said. 바카라But I still feel there is time ahead of me. Let바카라s see how far I go.바카라
