After a couple of entertaining weeks with his family in Montenegro, Croatia and Greece, Novak Djokovic returned to Montenegro and headed toward the mountains. After more relaxed days in Durmitor, the 24-time Major winner hit the practice court.
Novak trained for a week with the 25-year0old Luka Pavlovic, the French player with Serbian origins. World no. 1 191 thanked the legend for their training sessions before they both travel toward Noew York.
Djokovic will seek his 25th Major title at the US Open, while Pavlovic prepares for his first experience at the season's last Major of the season after failing to quality at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
The veteran will compete at the US Open two decades after making a debut in New York. At 38, Novak is still among the world's best player following a couple of deep runs at notable events this season.
Djokovic reached the Australian Open semi-final in January. He earned a notable victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-final but experienced a leg injury.
Despite trying everything to recover, the ten-time champion retired after losing the opening set against Alexander Zverev. Two months later, Novak fought for the Miami Open crown against Jakub Mensik.
The young Czech prevailed 7-6, 7-6 after a massive battle, denying the legend's 100th ATP title. Waiting for it since August last year, Djokovic finally lifted a milestone trophy in Geneva in May.
The Serb prevailed over Hubert Hurkacz after over three hours to become the third player in the Open era with 100 ATP titles after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.
Novak gained confidence ahead of Roland Garros and notched another Major semi-final, the first as the 38-year-old. The 24-time Major winner bested Alexander Zverev in the quarter-final, avenging the Melbourne defeat.
He fought well against world no. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semi-final after pushing the world's best player to the limits. Djokovic embraced another deep run at Wimbledon while seeking his eighth title at the All England Club.
Novak passed Alex de Minaur and Flavio Cobolli for his third straight Major semi-final. However, the veteran fell and injured his left hip on a match point against the Italian.
The injury prevented him from competing at 10% in another clash with Sinner. The Italian dominated the opening two sets before turning the tables in the third to emerge at the top and beat Novak for the fifth straight time.
Needing a break, Djokovic withdrew from Toronto and Cincinnati before starting preparations for the US Open.
