Novak Djokovic is excited about the prospect of playing for Serbia in the United Cup, which starts on Friday. In Perth, Serbia will play China and the Czech Republic and Djokovic is happy to make an earlier-than-usual trip to Australia.
Djokovic talked to the reporters after landing in Australia and said: “It’s been a while since I was here last time so it’s great. I’m happy when I return to Australia, where I had probably the biggest Grand Slam success in my career. I’m excited to play; I came in earlier than I normally do due to the schedule because the United Cup starts before the New Year, but representing Serbia is always the greatest honour and pride. So, hopefully, we can have a packed house with many people coming to watch our matches.”
After the United Cup ends, the 24-time Grand Slam champion will depart for Melbourne for the 2024 Australian Open.
Djokovic added: “I haven’t been to this part [Perth] of Australia for seven, eight, or nine years. It will be great—a hot Australian summer, as always. We’ve been trying to prepare for that in the Middle East, so I’m going to take a couple of days of training and hopefully get to my desired level very soon. I hope it’s not my last summer in Australia. I always looked forward to coming back to Australia, where I felt like I’d played my best tennis over the years. I have great support here and don’t have a plan about what’s going to happen next year, and I’ll take it season by season.”
Novak Djokovic all smiles as he gets into the stride in Perth ahead of the United Cup 😁🎾 pic.twitter.com/LdRKAkTlGi
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Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 25th of November when he lost to world no.4 Jannik Sinner 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Presently, during this year the Serbian has achieved a compiled 56-7 record. The Serbian clinched 7 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open, Paris and the Nitto ATP Finals. Djokovic was the finalist in Wimbledon.
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