After losing to Benoit Paire in the 2018 Miami Masters second round, Novak Djokovic was ready to retire from tennis. Jelena Djokovic, Djokovic’s wife, recently discussed her husband’s darkest day in an interview.
Jelena and American journalist Graham Bensinger had a TikTok conversation. She claimed that he was exhausted and weary of tennis as a result of injuries and a dispute with his mentor Andre Agassi.
Jelena told in the interview about Djokovic’s loss in Miami in 2018 and said: “After that match, he wanted to quit. He gathered all the members of his team and told them: You know what: I’m done, I’m quitting. We cried and told him that he couldn’t do it, that it wasn’t the right time. He didn’t want to play tennis, and he didn’t even want to see a ball pass in front of him.”
As Novak witnessed Jelena having fun with the kids on the court, she did her part to help him regain his love for the game. She added: “He didn’t want to know anything about it. But I love tennis and I take the kids to the court every day. On the third day, Novak arrived. He saw that we were having fun and that it wasn’t a workout like what he had been used to for years.”
Since the day he seriously considered retiring, Djokovic has added an additional 12 Grand Slam trophies. Djokovic was going to undergo surgery and resume playing without pain, but it appeared his absence also helped him refocus, as he has been playing some of his greatest tennis ever since.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 15th of September when he overcame world no.25 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this season Djokovic achieved a composed 46-5 record. Novak conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Djokovic was the finalist in Wimbledon.
