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26 Jan 2025 | 07.43
There is no worse enemy for any tennis player than injuries... Or is there? If there is one, it would be the passage of time and seeing how age takes its toll on your own body. Novak Djokovic has built a part of his legendary career on exceptional body care, which has made him miss very few matches. Now, at almost 38 years old, he sees injuries becoming more common.
Anything that lasts longer than rational and is able to surpass the limits of logic takes on a patina of eternity, a kind of pleasant self-deception in which we believe it will never end. This is what Novak Djokovic has generated in the minds of all tennis fans. However, even the best stroll on the beach comes to the rocks, and it is evident that at some point there will be unmistakable signs of the Serbian's end. With athletes of such historical significance, the level of play endures, but it is the physical aspect that ultimately brings about the inevitable decline.
This usually manifests itself in the form of increasingly recurrent injuries. It happened to Federer and Nadal, plagued by injuries from which they could not recover and which saw how the passage of time took its toll on them in the form of an inability to fully recover and compete continuously without setbacks. Novak Djokovic has not only been the most acclaimed of the Big 3 but also the one with the fewest physical problems and the one who has a body finely tuned for competition. However, in recent times, unmistakable signs are emerging that something is changing in his body.
- Djokovic admits he doesn't know how long he will be able to endure seeing injuries taking a toll on him
The almost 38 years have to show in some way, even in a superhuman like him. He had to retire due to injury in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2024 and, a few months later, he was forced to interrupt his semifinal match of the Australian Open 2025. Coincidence and bad luck? It doesn't seem so.
"This is probably the new reality that I have to accept; my body will fail me more often than it has in my career. The truth is I don't know to what extent I will be able to bear it." With these powerful words, Novak Djokovic addressed the Serbian media present at the Australian Open 2025, hinting at how mentally challenging it will be for him to recover from physical issues that are emerging with increasing frequency in his body.
Many are already interpreting these injuries, occurring in the heat of tennis battles, as a clear sign that the Serbian has entered his final stretch and that his body is starting to demand a rest. Legends of this caliber are not going to be retired due to a competitive downturn, a loss of tennis quality, or mental fatigue of the competition, but rather by a body punished for years that begs for mercy, showing its wounds with increasing frequency. Will there be time for another Grand Slam title in Novak Djokovic's career? Will he endure the rigors of getting injured and recovering as quickly as possible? If anyone can postpone the decline, it is the reigning king of world tennis.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Djokovic y una nueva realidad difícil de aceptar
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