‘I will continue to strive’: Djokovic promises to continue after AO 2025 -retirement

“It wasn’t this time,” added Djokovic, who defied the odds of winning the AO 2021 title while he had an abdominal injury and got the dressed Paris Olympic Men’s Singles Gold Medal Just months after having the right knee surgery.

“I can’t throw away all the incredible memories and results and results I have achieved here over the years just because this year I withdrew in the semi -finals,” he added. “Australia will always remain in my head in my heart, as the best sludge I have ever played and ever appeared (at).”

World # 7 said he has enjoyed his countless trips down, where he has had some of the biggest victories of his career. “If I’m in shape, healthy, motivated, I don’t see a reason why I wouldn’t come (next year). “I want to go on.”

Djokovic compared the muscle tower that forced him to retreat to a similar injury, he was incurred before his title in 2023, but acknowledged that it was more manageable two years ago.

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“I did everything I might be able to deal with the muscle tearing that I had,” he said, noting that medicine, strain and physical therapy helped him a little. “Towards the end of the first set, I just began to feel more and more pain (and) it was too much, I am assuming to deal with me at the moment. “

“Unlucky ending, but I tried,” he said, recognizing that although he had won the first set of tiebreak, it wasn’t clear if his body would quit.

“I knew, even though I won the first set that it will be a huge uphill for me to stay physically fit enough to stay with him in rallies for another god knows what, two, three, four hours,” said 37 -Year old.

Djokovic, widely recognized for “completing” tennis by winning the biggest titles of the sport, announced in November that long -term rival Andy Murray would join his coaching team. On Friday, he said the duo has not yet discussed future steps.