Former seven-time Main winner Justine Henin dismissed claims that Novak Djokovic’s 2024 season was unsuccessful by merely highlighting that the Serb achieved his largest aim for this 12 months.
This season, the Serbian tennis star made his lone Grand Slam ultimate at Wimbledon and misplaced it in straight units to Carlos Alcaraz. For the file 24-time Slam champion, this was the primary season since 2017 that he did not land a single Main.
However this was additionally the 12 months wherein Djokovic lastly grew to become an Olympic gold medalist. And by doing so, the 37-year-old accomplished his resume and now owns the all-time Slam file, has spent probably the most weeks on the world No. 1 spot, and likewise has a gold medal in his assortment.
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For years, he brazenly spoke quite a few occasions that profitable the Olympics was the aim and dream that he completely wished to perform and did not cover earlier this 12 months that his largest focus can be on the Summer time Video games.
Nonetheless, some are nonetheless adamant that this season was removed from the Serb’s normal and expectations, with some additionally arguing that he’s now not in Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s league.
Henin: Djokovic completed what he wished…
“After all his season was profitable. He went and received the title he wished, that was his final aim. He went by means of a whole lot of phases this season, together with actually a part of demotivation after which issues to handle on a bodily degree too – however there was just one place the place he wished to shine. And the best way he did it, I nonetheless can’t consider it. This capacity, when he didn’t have an amazing season, when everybody was doubting him, to boost his degree of play as he did and handle to be current once more in a giant occasion, it’s simply phenomenal,” the previous world No. 1 advised Eurosport.
Just lately, the Serb – who turns 38 subsequent Might – underlined to his critics that he’s nonetheless not significantly interested by retiring from professional tennis. Additionally, Djokovic famous that he can be gunning for extra Grand Slams and success in 2025.
