{"id":173219,"date":"2025-06-10T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173219\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:03:10","slug":"the-tournament-which-novak-djokovic-is-now-being-predicted-to-retire-at-which-is-under-a-year-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173219\/","title":{"rendered":"The tournament which Novak Djokovic is now being predicted to retire at which is under a year away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Novak Djokovic has again fallen just short of a record 25th Grand Slam, having reached the semi-finals of the French Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tennis is in safe hands despite Djokovic\u2019s likely impending retirement<\/a>, with the Serbian having turned 38 last month.<\/p>\n

But the veteran made it all the way to the final four at the French Open<\/a>, where Djokovic<\/a> was beaten by ATP<\/a> number one Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n

Andy Roddick thinks Djokovic can win Wimbledon<\/a>, with the grass court event the next Grand Slam in the calendar.<\/p>\n

He has risen one place to fifth in the world rankings following Roland Garros, having also reached the semi-finals of the 2025 Australian Open.<\/p>\n

\"2025Photo by Franco Arland\/Getty ImagesRennae Stubbs predicts the tournament which Novak Djokovic could retire at<\/p>\n

But talk of the veteran hanging up his racket has not gone away despite his recent lengthy runs at Grand Slam level.<\/p>\n

Sharing her verdict, former player Rennae Stubbs<\/a> said on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast: \u201cI think that is the last we are going to see at the French Open. That walk-off is not what we normally see.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut that semi-final, the level of tennis was so high. I just think Novak saw a little bit of the end of the road going that I played really well and I did not win a set.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are little things that Novak did in the semi-final which also showed a little bit of that age and his drop in level ever so slightly and Sinner\u2019s ability. His level is just higher now on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cNovak made errors at times you just don\u2019t normally see it in those moments years ago. I saw the errors come, just basic errors, like an easy forehand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe went for that one forehand on set point and it missed by a good two or three feet. Normally if he is going to miss it\u2019s by an inch.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just see him missing balls that he does not miss usually and I just think Father Time has caught up with him in that respect and he maybe sees the end of the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cNovak Djokovic does not want to lose in quarters and semis at Grand Slams. This guy has won 24 of them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo as much as I would like him to stick around, because him against Sinner and [Carlos] Alcaraz is always so mind-blowing, I think that is the last time we are going to see him at the French.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe kind of alluded to it in the press conference afterwards as well. I think he still has a huge chance at Wimbledon, I really do believe that, and I think he is thinking about maybe the Australian Open<\/a>, because he has won so many times, being his swan song out of the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic head-to-head versus Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/p>\n

Somewhat unsurprisingly, but at the same time hugely impressively, Djokovic has been the only man able to stop Sinner and Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

Following the Spaniard\u2019s win at the French Open, the top two players in the world have now combined to win the last six Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n

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They have also won seven of the last eight, interrupted only by Djokovic emerging victorious at the US Open in 2023.<\/p>\n

But there could have been further success for the Serbian had it not been for Alcaraz, who beat him in the last two Wimbledon finals.<\/p>\n

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Still, Djokovic boasts a 5-3 win-loss record over the Spanish superstar, including wins in their last two meetings at the Australian Open and the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

He has, however, had less success against Sinner, with the Italian winning their last four meetings to move to 5-4 in their head-to-head.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Djokovic will be sorely missed on the ATP Tour, but he can retire as a legend of the sport and one of the greatest players of all time.<\/p>\n

He has 24 Grand Slam titles to his name, including a record 10 Australian Open trophies, while a 100th ATP title was clinched in Geneva just before the French Open.<\/p>\n