Novak Djokovic is giving his best during the off-season and will try to be competitive from the beginning of 2026.
This year has shown that the former world number 1 is still very dangerous in the most important tournaments on the calendar and it is no coincidence that he has reached the semifinals in all the Majors, but at the same time he has understood that he has to come up with something new to beat Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz while they are in their 'prime'.
In addition, the Serbian legend wants to reduce the number of injuries that have affected him in the last two seasons and it is for this reason that he has added a new member to his team.
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Before the Australian Open where he will hunt for his eleventh title and his 25th Slam the 38-year-old from Belgrade decided to participate in the Adelaide ATP 250 to get into the right rhythm. He ended his 2025 by lifting the trophy in Athens, before giving up the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin for the second year in a row.
Nole continues to practice
The 24-time Grand Slam champion did the first part of his preparation in Greece, then moved to Dubai to start getting used to the weather he will find in Australia in January.
Nole reached the semifinals at Melbourne Park again this year, leaving everyone speechless with his victory over Carlitos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. An injury forced him to retire during the match against Alexander Zverev and he himself admitted that that was one of the biggest regrets of his season.
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Meanwhile, a short video has been posted on social media portraying Novak practicing with Canadian talent Denis Shapovalov. The latter was considered one of the most promising and brilliant players of his generation at the beginning of his career, but he always struggled to fully express his potential.
Most experts and insiders were convinced that Denis would fight to win the Grand Slam titles, instead he had to settle for a secondary role.
